Ferroportin inhibitors and methods of use

ABSTRACT

The subject matter described herein is directed to Ferroportin inhibitor compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutical salts thereof, methods of preparing the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of administering the compounds for prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases caused by a lack of hepcidin or iron metabolism disorders, particularly iron overload states, such as thalassemia, sickle cell disease and hemochromatosis. The compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutical salts thereof have the following structure: 
                         
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3  are as described herein.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE TO ANY PRIORITY APPLICATIONS

Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claimis identified, for example, in the Application Data Sheet or Request asfiled with the present application, are hereby incorporated by referenceunder 37 CFR 1.57, and Rules 4.18 and 20.6, including U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 62/779,362, filed Dec. 13, 2018, and U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 62/939,416, filed Nov. 22, 2019.

FIELD

The subject matter described herein is directed to ferroportin inhibitorcompounds, methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositionsand their use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases caused bya lack of hepcidin or iron metabolism disorders, particularly ironoverload states, such as thalassemia, sickle cell disease andhemochromatosis.

BACKGROUND

In nearly all organisms, iron is an essential trace element. In humans,iron is a critical component for oxygen transport, oxygen uptake, cellfunctions such as mitochondrial electron transport, cognitive functions,and energy metabolism. Iron is present in enzymes, hemoglobin andmyoglobin, as well as in depots in the form of ferritin and hemosiderin.With respect to hemoglobin, approximately half of all iron is present asheme iron, bound in the hemoglobin of the erythrocytes. The human bodycontains on average approximately 4 to 5 g iron. The iron requirement ofa human adult is between 0.5 to 1.5 mg per day, whereas infants andwomen during pregnancy require 2 to 5 mg of iron per day.

In a healthy human adult, the normal daily loss of iron of about 1 mg isusually replaced via food intake. Iron balance is primarily regulated byrecycling and iron recovery from hemoglobin of aging erythrocytes andthe duodenal absorption of dietary iron in the form of divalent as wellas trivalent iron ions.

Absorption is regulated by the organism depending on the ironrequirement and the size of the iron depot. Usually, Fe(III) compoundsare dissolved in the stomach at a sufficiently acidic pH value and thusmade available for absorption. The absorption of the iron is carried outin the upper small intestine by mucosal cells. Trivalent non-heme ironis first reduced in the intestinal cell membrane to Fe(II) forabsorption, for example by ferric reductase (membrane-bound duodenalcytochrome b), so that it can then be transported into the intestinalcells by means of the transport protein DMT1 (divalent metal transporter1). In contrast, heme iron enters the enterocytes through the cellmembrane without any change. In the enterocytes, iron is either storedin ferritin as depot iron, or released into the blood by the transportprotein ferroportin. The divalent iron transported into the blood byferroportin is converted into trivalent iron by oxidases (ceruloplasmin,hephaestin). The trivalent iron is then transported to its destinationin the organism by transferrin. (“Balancing acts: molecular control ofmammalian iron metabolism,” M. W. Hentze, Cell, 1:17, 2004, 285-297).Hepcidin plays a central role in this process because it is theessential regulating factor of iron absorption. The hepcidin-ferroportinsystem directly regulates iron metabolism.

Iron uptake and storage is regulated by hepcidin. Hepcidin AntimicrobialPeptide (HAMP; also known as LEAP-1; further referred to as Hepcidin) isa 25 amino acid peptide (Krause et al., FEBS Lett. 480, 147-150, 2000).Hepcidin has a hairpin structure with 8 cysteines that form 4 disulfidebridges (Jordan et al., J Biol Chem. 284, 24155-24167, 2009). TheN-terminus appears to be important for the iron-regulatory functionsince deletion of the first 5 amino acids resulted in complete loss ofbioactivity (Nemeth et al., Blood, 107, 328-333, 2006). Hepcidin isproduced in the liver and functions as the master iron regulatoryhormone controlling intestinal iron uptake, and also regulates ironstorage in other organs (Ganz, Hematol. Am. Soc. Hematol. Educ. Program,29-35, 507 2006; Hunter et al., J. Biol. Chem. 277, 37597-37603, 2002;Park et al., J. Biol. Chem. 276, 7806-7810, 2001). Hepcidin limitsiron-uptake by binding to the iron transport molecule ferroportin andcausing its degradation (Sebastiani et al., Front. Pharmacol. 7, 160,2016).

The formation of hepcidin is regulated in direct correlation to theorganism's iron level, i.e., if the organism is supplied with sufficientiron and oxygen, more hepcidin is formed; if iron and oxygen levels arelow, or in case of increased erythropoiesis, less hepcidin is formed. Inthe small intestinal mucosal cells and in the macrophages hepcidin bindswith the transport protein ferroportin, which conventionally transportsthe phagocytotically recycled iron from the interior of the cell intothe blood.

Ferroportin is an iron transporter that plays a key role in regulatingiron uptake and distribution in the body and thus in controlling ironlevels in the blood. The transport protein ferroportin is atransmembrane protein consisting of 571 amino acids which is formed inthe liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, intestine and placenta. Inparticular, ferroportin is localized in the basolateral membrane ofintestinal epithelial cells. Ferroportin bound in this way thus acts toexport the iron into the blood. In this case, it is most probable thatferroportin transports iron as Fe²⁺. If hepcidin binds to ferroportin,ferroportin is transported into the interior of the cell, where itsbreakdown takes place so that the release of the phagocytoticallyrecycled iron from the cells is then almost completely blocked. If theferroportin is inactivated, for example by hepcidin, so that it isunable to export the iron which is stored in the mucosal cells, thestored iron is lost with the natural shedding of cells via the stools.The absorption of iron in the intestine is therefore reduced, whenferroportin is inactivated or inhibited, for example by hepcidin.

A decrease of hepcidin results in an increase of active ferroportin,thus allowing an enhanced release of stored iron and an enhanced ironuptake, e.g., from the food, resulting in an increase in serum ironlevels, i.e., iron overload. Iron overload causes many diseases andundesired medical conditions. Iron overload can be treated by removal ofthe iron from the body. This treatment includes regularly scheduledphlebotomies (bloodletting). For patients unable to tolerate routineblood draws, there are chelating agents available for use. Adisadvantage in the treatment of iron overload by chelation therapy isthe removal of the chelated iron from the body when the iron overloadhas already occurred instead of preventing the occurrence of thedisorder.

What is therefore needed and not effectively addressed by the art arecompounds that act as ferroportin inhibitors that have desired efficacyand therapeutic potential. This problem as well as others stemming fromiron imbalance are addressed by the subject matter described herein.

BRIEF SUMMARY

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula I or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto methods of inhibiting iron transport mediated by ferroportin in asubject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount ofa compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto methods of treating a subject afflicted with a disease related to orcaused by reduced hepcidin levels, increased iron levels, increased ironabsorption, iron overload, increased erythropoiesis, stresserythropoiesis, or ineffective erythropoiesis, comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula I or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto methods of preparing compounds of Formula I.

Other embodiments are also described.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Described herein are ferroportin inhibitor compounds of Formula I,methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprisingthe compounds and their use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment ofdiseases caused by a lack of hepcidin or iron metabolism disorders,particularly iron overload states, such as thalassemia, sickle celldisease and hemochromatosis. Ferroportin is the iron transport proteinresponsible for the uptake of the released iron via the intestine andits transfer into the blood circulation, where ultimately the iron isdelivered to the appropriate tissues and organs. Inactivation orinhibition of the ferroportin reduces or prevents the export of theiron, thereby reducing the absorption of iron in the intestine andultimately the amount of iron in the body. These compounds, compositionsand methods can be used for an effective therapy for the prophylaxis andtreatment of iron metabolism disorders which are associated withincreased iron levels. It is desirable to provide compounds,compositions and methods that exhibit few side effects, have very lowtoxicity and good bioavailability and compatibility.

Iron overload has been associated with a variety of diseases (Blanchetteet al., Expert Rev. Hematol. 9, 169-186, 2016). Hereditaryhemochromatosis is the most common inherited disease in Europe and iscaused by lack of, or insensitivity to, hepcidin (Powell et al., TheLancet 388, 706-716, 2016). The clinical manifestation ofhemochromatosis are hepatic cirrhosis, diabetes, and skin pigmentation(Powell et al., The Lancet 388, 706-716, 2016). While this disease canbe managed by phlebotomy, this approach may be cumbersome and does nottreat the cause of the disease.

Iron-loading anemias such as beta-thalassemia are also associated withreduced hepcidin levels (Origa et al., Haematologica 92, 583-588, 2007).Treatment of this disease with hepcidin mimetics may not only addressthe iron overload, but has also been shown to improve the ineffectiveerythropoiesis that occurs in this disease (Casu et al., Blood 128,265-276, 2016). This may be of major benefit for thalassemia patientswho may be less dependent on blood transfusions, which can contribute tothe iron overload in these patients.

Myelofibrosis, myelodysplastic syndrome, and sickle cell disease arediseases that are also characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis andthat may require frequent blood transfusions (Carreau et al., Blood Rev.30, 349-356, 2016; Temraz et al., Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. 91, 64-73,2014; Walter et al., Acta Haematol. 122, 174-183, 2009). Reducedhepcidin levels have been described in some of these patients (Cui etal., Leuk. Res. 38, 545-550, 2014; Santini et al., PLoS ONE 6, e23109,2011). Hepcidin mimetics may also be beneficial in these patients.

Polycythemia vera is a disease characterized by increasederythropoiesis. It has been shown in animal models that high doses ofhepcidin mimetics can ameliorate this disease by diminishingerythropoiesis (Casu et al., Blood 128, 265-276, 2016).

Reduction of iron uptake and thereby serum iron levels may even bebeneficial in diseases where iron load is normal, such as kidneydiseases (Walker and Agarwal, Nephrol. 36, 62-70, 2016), infections withiron-dependent bacteria (Arezes et al., Cell Host Microbe 17, 47-57,2015), and polymicrobial sepsis (Zeng et al., Anesthesiology, 122,374-386, 2015).

Hepcidin itself is limited in its use as a drug because of its complexstructure which requires a complicated manufacturing, and also itslimited in vivo duration of action. Continuous efforts have been made tosearch for hepcidin mimetics and chemical compounds that could be usedto increase hepcidin levels.

A common approach relates to small hepcidin-derived or hepcidin-likepeptides, which can be produced affordably, and can be used to treathepcidin-related diseases and disorders such as those described herein.Such so-called mini-hepcidins are rationally designed small peptidesthat mimic hepcidin activity and may be useful for the treatment of ironoverload, and also iron overload related disease symptoms.

Such mini-hepcidin peptides are described for example in WO 2010/065815A2 and WO 2013/086143 A1. WO 2015/157283 A1 and the corresponding U.S.Pat. No. 9,315,545 B2 describe hepcidin mimetic peptides and the usethereof in hepcidin-related disorders, such as iron overload,beta-thalassemia, hemochromatosis etc. and cover a development compoundM012 of the company Merganser Biotech, having been under evaluation in aPhase 1 clinical program as a potentially transformative therapy for anumber of hematological diseases including beta-thalassemia, low riskmyelodysplasia and polycythemia vera.

WO 2014/145561 A2 and WO 2015/200916 A2 describe further small hepcidinpeptide analogues and the use thereof in the treatment or prevention ofa variety of hepcidin-related diseases, including iron overload diseasesand iron-loading anemias, and further related disorders. Further,WO2015/042515 A1 relates to hepcidin and its peptide fragments, whichare particularly intended for treating renal ischemia reperfusion injuryor acute kidney injury. Further, mini-hepcidin analogs are described forexample by Preza et al., J. Clin. Invest., 121 (12), 4880-4888, 2011 orin CN 104 011 066 and in WO 2016/109363 A1.

Ferroportin inhibitors as well as compounds that have hepcidin-likeactivity are needed that also possess additional beneficial propertiessuch as improved solubility, stability, and/or potency. An advantage ofthe ferroportin inhibitor compounds of Formula I described herein istheir preparation in sufficient yields by the synthetic routes disclosedherein.

The presently disclosed subject matter will now be described more fullyhereinafter. However, many modifications and other embodiments of thepresently disclosed subject matter set forth herein will come to mind toone skilled in the art to which the presently disclosed subject matterpertains having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoingdescriptions. Therefore, it is to be understood that the presentlydisclosed subject matter is not to be limited to the specificembodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments areintended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Inother words, the subject matter described herein covers allalternatives, modifications, and equivalents. Unless otherwise defined,all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning ascommonly understood by one of ordinary skill in this field. Allpublications, patent applications, patents, and other referencesmentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In theevent that one or more of the incorporated literature, patents, andsimilar materials differs from or contradicts this application,including but not limited to defined terms, term usage, describedtechniques, or the like, this application controls.

I. Definitions

As used in the present specification, the following words, phrases andsymbols are generally intended to have the meanings as set forth below,except to the extent that the context in which they are used indicatesotherwise.

A dash (“-”) that is not between two letters or symbols is used toindicate a point of attachment for a substituent. For example, —C(O)NH₂is attached through the carbon atom. A dash at the front or end of achemical group is a matter of convenience; chemical groups may bedepicted with or without one or more dashes without losing theirordinary meaning. A wavy line or a dashed line drawn through orperpendicular across the end of a line in a structure indicates aspecified point of attachment of a group. Unless chemically orstructurally required, no directionality or stereochemistry is indicatedor implied by the order in which a chemical group is written or named.

The prefix “C_(u)-C_(v)” indicates that the following group has from uto v carbon atoms. For example, “C₁-C₆ alkyl” indicates that the alkylgroup has from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Reference to “about” a value or parameter herein includes (anddescribes) embodiments that are directed to that value or parameter perse. In certain embodiments, the term “about” includes the indicatedamount ±50%. In certain other embodiments, the term “about” includes theindicated amount ±20%. In certain other embodiments, the term “about”includes the indicated amount ±10%. In other embodiments, the term“about” includes the indicated amount ±5%. In certain other embodiments,the term “about” includes the indicated amount ±1%. In certain otherembodiments, the term “about” includes the indicated amount ±0.5% and incertain other embodiments, 0.1%. Such variations are appropriate toperform the disclosed methods or employ the disclosed compositions.Also, to the term “about x” includes description of “x”. Also, thesingular forms “a” and “the” include plural references unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, e.g., reference to “thecompound” includes a plurality of such compounds and reference to “theassay” includes reference to one or more assays and equivalents thereofknown to those skilled in the art.

“Alkyl” refers to an unbranched or branched saturated hydrocarbon chain.As used herein, alkyl has 1 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₂₀ alkyl), 1to 12 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₁₂ alkyl), 1 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e.,C₁-C₈ alkyl), 1 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₆ alkyl), 1 to 4 carbonatoms (i.e., C₁-C₄ alkyl), or 1 to 3 carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₃ alkyl).Examples of alkyl groups include, e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl,isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-pentyl,isopentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, 2-hexyl, 3-hexyl and 3-methylpentyl. Whenan alkyl residue having a specific number of carbons is named bychemical name or identified by molecular formula, all positional isomershaving that number of carbons may be encompassed; thus, for example,“butyl” includes n-butyl (i.e., —(CH₂)₃CH₃), sec-butyl (i.e.,—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), isobutyl (i.e., —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂) and tert-butyl (i.e.,—C(CH₃)₃); and “propyl” includes n-propyl (i.e., —(CH₂)₂CH₃) andisopropyl (i.e., —CH(CH₃)₂).

Certain commonly used alternative chemical names may be used. Forexample, a divalent group such as a divalent “alkyl” group, a divalent“aryl” group, etc., may also be referred to as an “alkylene” group or an“alkylenyl” group, an “arylene” group or an “arylenyl” group,respectively. Also, unless indicated explicitly otherwise, wherecombinations of groups are referred to herein as one moiety, e.g.,arylalkyl or aralkyl, the last mentioned group contains the atom bywhich the moiety is attached to the rest of the molecule.

“Alkenyl” refers to an alkyl group containing at least one carbon-carbondouble bond and having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₂₀ alkenyl),2 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₈ alkenyl), 2 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e.,C₂-C₆ alkenyl) or 2 to 4 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₄ alkenyl). Examples ofalkenyl groups include, e.g., ethenyl, propenyl, butadienyl (including1,2-butadienyl and 1,3-butadienyl).

“Alkynyl” refers to an alkyl group containing at least one carbon-carbontriple bond and having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₂₀ alkynyl),2 to 8 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₈ alkynyl), 2 to 6 carbon atoms (i.e.,C₂-C₆ alkynyl) or 2 to 4 carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₄ alkynyl). The term“alkynyl” also includes those groups having one triple bond and onedouble bond.

“Alkoxy” refers to the group “alkyl-O—”. Examples of alkoxy groupsinclude, e.g., methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n-butoxy,tert-butoxy, sec-butoxy, n-pentoxy, n-hexoxy and 1,2-dimethylbutoxy.

“Alkylthio” refers to the group “alkyl-S—”. “Alkylsulfinyl” refers tothe group “alkyl-S(O)—”. “Alkylsulfonyl” refers to the group“alkyl-S(O)₂—”. “Alkylsulfonylalkyl” refers to -alkyl-S(O)₂-alkyl.

“Acyl” refers to a group —C(O)R^(y), wherein R^(y) is hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein. Examples of acyl include, e.g., formyl, acetyl,cyclohexylcarbonyl, cyclohexylmethyl-carbonyl and benzoyl.

“Amido” refers to both a “C-amido” group which refers to the group—C(O)NR^(y)R^(z) and an “N-amido” group which refers to the group—NR^(y)C(O)R^(z), wherein R^(y) and R^(z) are independently hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein, or R^(y) and R^(z) are taken together to form a cycloalkyl orheterocyclyl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein.

“Amino” refers to the group —NR^(y)R^(z) wherein R^(y) and R^(z) areindependently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may beoptionally substituted, as defined herein.

“Amidino” refers to —C(NR^(y))(NR^(z) ₂), wherein R^(y) and R^(z) areindependently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may beoptionally substituted, as defined herein.

“Aryl” refers to an aromatic carbocyclic group having a single ring(e.g., monocyclic) or multiple rings (e.g., bicyclic or tricyclic)including fused systems. As used herein, aryl has 6 to 20 ring carbonatoms (i.e., C₆-C₂₀ aryl), 6 to 12 carbon ring atoms (i.e., C₆-C₁₂aryl), or 6 to 10 carbon ring atoms (i.e., C₆-C₁₀ aryl). Examples ofaryl groups include, e.g., phenyl, naphthyl, fluorenyl and anthryl.Aryl, however, does not encompass or overlap in any way with heteroaryldefined below. If one or more aryl groups are fused with a heteroaryl,the resulting ring system is heteroaryl regardless of the point ofattachment. If one or more aryl groups are fused with a heterocyclyl,the resulting ring system is heterocyclyl regardless of the point ofattachment.

“Arylalkyl” or “Aralkyl” refers to the group “aryl-alkyl-”, such asbenzyl.

“Carbamoyl” refers to both an “O-carbamoyl” group which refers to thegroup —O—C(O)NR^(y)R^(z) and an “N-carbamoyl” group which refers to thegroup —NR^(y)C(O)OR^(z), wherein R^(y) and R^(z) are independentlyhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl,heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted,as defined herein.

“Carboxyl ester” or “ester” refer to both —OC(O)R^(x) and —C(O)OR^(x),wherein R^(x) is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl,aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may be optionallysubstituted, as defined herein.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to a saturated or partially unsaturated cyclic alkylgroup having a single ring or multiple rings including fused, bridgedand spiro ring systems. The term “cycloalkyl” includes cycloalkenylgroups (i.e., the cyclic group having at least one double bond) andcarbocyclic fused ring systems having at least one sp³ carbon atom(i.e., at least one non-aromatic ring). As used herein, cycloalkyl hasfrom 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl), 3 to 12 ringcarbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₁₂ cycloalkyl), 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms (i.e.,C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl), 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl), 3to 7 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₇ cycloalkyl), or 3 to 6 ring carbonatoms (i.e., C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl). Monocyclic groups include, for example,cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl andcyclooctyl. Polycyclic groups include, for example,bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl, adamantyl, norbornyl,decalinyl, 7,7-dimethyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl and the like. Further,the term cycloalkyl is intended to encompass any non-aromatic ring whichmay be fused to an aryl ring, regardless of the attachment to theremainder of the molecule. Still further, cycloalkyl also includes“spirocycloalkyl” when there are two positions for substitution on thesame carbon atom, for example spiro[2.5]octanyl, spiro[4.5]decanyl, orspiro[5.5]undecanyl.

“Cycloalkylalkyl” refers to the group “cycloalkyl-alkyl-”, such as(C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl.

“Guanidino” refers to —NR^(y)C(═NR^(z))(NR^(y)R^(z)), wherein each R^(y)and R^(z) are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of whichmay be optionally substituted, as defined herein.

“Hydrazino” refers to —NHNH₂.

“Imino” refers to a group —C(NR^(y))R^(z), wherein R^(y) and R^(z) areeach independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may beoptionally substituted, as defined herein.

“Imido” refers to a group —C(O)NR^(y)C(O)R^(z), wherein R^(y) and R^(z)are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may beoptionally substituted, as defined herein.

“Halogen” or “halo” refers to atoms occupying group VIIA of the periodictable, such as fluoro (fluorine), chloro (chlorine), bromo (bromine) oriodo (iodine).

“Haloalkyl” refers to an unbranched or branched alkyl group as definedabove, wherein one or more (e.g., 1 to 6, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms arereplaced by a halogen. For example, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl refers to an alkylgroup of 1 to 3 carbons wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replacedby a halogen. Where a residue is substituted with more than one halogen,it may be referred to by using a prefix corresponding to the number ofhalogen moieties attached. Dihaloalkyl and trihaloalkyl refer to alkylsubstituted with two (“di”) or three (“tri”) halo groups, which may be,but are not necessarily, the same halogen. Examples of haloalkylinclude, e.g., trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, fluoromethyl,trichloromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 1,2-difluoroethyl,3-bromo-2-fluoropropyl, 1,2-dibromoethyl and the like.

“Haloalkoxy” refers to an alkoxy group as defined above, wherein one ormore (e.g., 1 to 6, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms are replaced by a halogen.

“Hydroxyalkyl” refers to an alkyl group as defined above, wherein one ormore (e.g., 1 to 6, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms are replaced by a hydroxygroup.

“Heteroalkyl” refers to an alkyl group in which one or more of thecarbon atoms (and any associated hydrogen atoms) are each independentlyreplaced with the same or different heteroatomic group, provided thepoint of attachment to the remainder of the molecule is through a carbonatom. The term “heteroalkyl” includes unbranched or branched saturatedchain having carbon and heteroatoms. By way of example, 1, 2 or 3 carbonatoms may be independently replaced with the same or differentheteroatomic group. Heteroatomic groups include, but are not limited to,—NR^(y)—, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)₂—, and the like, wherein R^(y) ishydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl,heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted,as defined herein. Examples of heteroalkyl groups include, e.g., ethers(e.g., —CH₂OCH₃, —CH(CH₃)OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂OCH₃, —CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, etc.),thioethers (e.g., —CH₂SCH₃, —CH(CH₃)SCH₃, —CH₂CH₂SCH₃,—CH₂CH₂SCH₂CH₂SCH₃, etc.), sulfones (e.g., —CH₂S(O)₂CH₃,—CH(CH₃)S(O)₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂S(O)₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂S(O)₂CH₂CH₂OCH₃, etc.) andamines (e.g., —CH₂NR^(y)CH₃, —CH(CH₃)NR^(y)CH₃, —CH₂CH₂NR^(y)CH₃,—CH₂CH₂NR^(y)CH₂CH₂NR^(y)CH₃, etc., where R^(y) is hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein). As used herein, heteroalkyl includes 1 to 10 carbon atoms, 1 to8 carbon atoms, or 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and 1 to 3 heteroatoms, 1 to 2heteroatoms, or 1 heteroatom.

“Heteroaryl” refers to an aromatic group having a single ring, multiplerings or multiple fused rings, with one or more ring heteroatomsindependently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. As usedherein, heteroaryl includes 1 to 20 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₁-C₂₀heteroaryl), 3 to 12 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₁₂ heteroaryl), or 3to 8 carbon ring atoms (i.e., C₃-C₈ heteroaryl), and 1 to 5 ringheteroatoms, 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, 1 to 2ring heteroatoms, or 1 ring heteroatom independently selected fromnitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. In certain instances, heteroaryl includes9-10 membered ring systems (i.e., 9-10 membered heteroaryl), 5-10membered ring systems (i.e., 5-10 membered heteroaryl), 5-7 memberedring systems (i.e., 5-7 membered heteroaryl), 5-6 membered ring systems(i.e., 5-6 membered heteroaryl), or 4-6 membered ring systems (i.e., 4-6membered heteroaryl), each independently having 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms,1 to 3 ring heteroatoms, 1 to 2 ring heteroatoms, or 1 ring heteroatomindependently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. Examples ofheteroaryl groups include, e.g., acridinyl, benzimidazolyl,benzothiazolyl, benzindolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiazolyl,benzothiadiazolyl, benzonaphthofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothienyl(benzothiophenyl), benzotriazolyl, benzo[4,6]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridyl,carbazolyl, cinnolinyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothiophenyl, furanyl,isothiazolyl, imidazolyl, indazolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, isoindolyl,isoquinolyl, isoxazolyl, naphthyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, oxazolyl,1-oxidopyridinyl, 1-oxidopyrimidinyl, 1-oxidopyrazinyl,1-oxidopyridazinyl, phenazinyl, phthalazinyl, pteridinyl, purinyl,pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl,quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinolinyl, quinuclidinyl, isoquinolinyl,thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl and triazinyl. Examplesof the fused-heteroaryl rings include, but are not limited to,benzo[d]thiazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, benzo[b]thiophenyl,indazolyl, benzo[d]imidazolyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl andimidazo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, where the heteroaryl can be bound via eitherring of the fused system. Any aromatic ring, having a single or multiplefused rings, containing at least one heteroatom, is considered aheteroaryl regardless of the attachment to the remainder of the molecule(i.e., through any one of the fused rings). Heteroaryl does notencompass or overlap with aryl as defined above.

“Heteroarylalkyl” refers to the group “heteroaryl-alkyl-”.

“Heterocyclyl” refers to a saturated or partially unsaturated cyclicalkyl group, with one or more ring heteroatoms independently selectedfrom nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. The term “heterocyclyl” includesheterocycloalkenyl groups (i.e., the heterocyclyl group having at leastone double bond), bridged-heterocyclyl groups, fused-heterocyclyl groupsand spiro-heterocyclyl groups. A heterocyclyl may be a single ring ormultiple rings wherein the multiple rings may be fused, bridged orspiro, and may comprise one or more (e.g., 1 to 3) oxo (═O) or N-oxide(—O—) moieties. Any non-aromatic ring containing at least one heteroatomis considered a heterocyclyl, regardless of the attachment (i.e., can bebound through a carbon atom or a heteroatom). Further, the termheterocyclyl is intended to encompass any non-aromatic ring containingat least one heteroatom, which ring may be fused to an aryl orheteroaryl ring, regardless of the attachment to the remainder of themolecule. As used herein, heterocyclyl has 2 to 20 ring carbon atoms(i.e., C₂-C₂₀ heterocyclyl), 2 to 12 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₁₂heterocyclyl), 2 to 10 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₁₀ heterocyclyl), 2to 8 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₂-C₈ heterocyclyl), 3 to 12 ring carbonatoms (i.e., C₃-C₁₂ heterocyclyl), 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₈heterocyclyl), or 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms (i.e., C₃-C₆ heterocyclyl);having 1 to 5 ring heteroatoms, 1 to 4 ring heteroatoms, 1 to 3 ringheteroatoms, 1 to 2 ring heteroatoms, or 1 ring heteroatom independentlyselected from nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen. When the heterocycle ringcontains 4- to 6-ring atoms, it is also referred to herein as a 4- to6-membered heterocycle. Examples of heterocyclyl groups include, e.g.,azetidinyl, azepinyl, benzodioxolyl, benzo[b][1,4]dioxepinyl,1,4-benzodioxanyl, benzopyranyl, benzodioxinyl, benzopyranonyl,benzofuranonyl, dioxolanyl, dihydropyranyl, hydropyranyl,thienyl[1,3]dithianyl, decahydroisoquinolyl, furanonyl, imidazolinyl,imidazolidinyl, indolinyl, indolizinyl, isoindolinyl, isothiazolidinyl,isoxazolidinyl, morpholinyl, octahydroindolyl, octahydroisoindolyl,2-oxopiperazinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, oxazolidinyl,oxiranyl, oxetanyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxazinyl, piperidinyl,piperazinyl, 4-piperidonyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, quinuclidinyl,thiazolidinyl, tetrahydrofuryl, tetrahydropyranyl, trithianyl,tetrahydroquinolinyl, thiophenyl (i.e., thienyl), tetrahydropyranyl,thiomorpholinyl, thiamorpholinyl, 1-oxo-thiomorpholinyl and1,1-dioxo-thiomorpholinyl. The term “heterocyclyl” also includes“spiroheterocyclyl” when there are two positions for substitution on thesame carbon atom. Examples of the spiro-heterocyclyl rings include,e.g., bicyclic and tricyclic ring systems, such as2-oxa-7-azaspiro[3.5]nonanyl, 2-oxa-6-azaspiro[3.4]octanyl and6-oxa-1-azaspiro[3.3]heptanyl. Examples of the fused-heterocyclyl ringsinclude, but are not limited to, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl,4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridinyl, indolinyl and isoindolinyl,where the heterocyclyl can be bound via either ring of the fused system.

“Heterocyclylalkyl” refers to the group “heterocyclyl-alkyl-.”

“Oxime” refers to the group —CR^(y)(═NOH) wherein R^(y) is hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein.

“Sulfonyl” refers to the group —S(O)₂R^(y), where R^(y) is hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein. Examples of sulfonyl are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl,phenylsulfonyl and toluenesulfonyl.

“Sulfinyl” refers to the group —S(O)R^(y), where R^(y) is hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl orheteroaryl; each of which may be optionally substituted, as definedherein. Examples of sulfinyl are methylsulfinyl, ethylsulfinyl,phenylsulfinyl and toluenesulfinyl.

“Sulfonamido” refers to the groups —SO₂NR^(y)R^(z) and —NR^(y)SO₂R^(z),where R^(y) and R^(z) are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroalkyl or heteroaryl; eachof which may be optionally substituted, as defined herein.

The terms “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequentlydescribed event or circumstance may or may not occur and that thedescription includes instances where said event or circumstance occursand instances in which it does not. Also, the term “optionallysubstituted” refers to any one or more (e.g., 1 to 5, 1 to 4, or 1 to 3)hydrogen atoms on the designated atom or group may or may not bereplaced by a moiety other than hydrogen.

The term “substituted” used herein means any of the above groups (i.e.,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy,cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, and/or heteroalkyl) whereinat least one (e.g., 1 to 5, 1 to 4, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atom is replacedby a bond to a non-hydrogen atom such as, but not limited to alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, acyl, amido, amino, amidino, aryl,aralkyl, azido, carbamoyl, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cyano, cycloalkyl,cycloalkylalkyl, guanidino, halo, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl,heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl,heterocyclylalkyl, —NHNH₂, ═NNH₂, imino, imido, hydroxy, oxo, oxime,nitro, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, thiocyanate,—S(O)OH, —S(O)₂OH, sulfonamido, thiol, thioxo, N-oxide or —Si(R^(y))₃,wherein each R^(y) is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl.

In certain embodiments, “substituted” includes any of the above alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl groups inwhich one or more (e.g., 1 to 5, 1 to 4, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms areindependently replaced with deuterium, halo, cyano, nitro, azido, oxo,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl,heteroaryl, —NR^(g)R^(h), —NR^(g)C(═O)R^(h), —NR^(g)C(═O)NR^(g)R^(h),—NR^(g)C(═O)OR^(h), —NR^(g)S(═O)₁₋₂R^(h), —C(═O)R^(g), —C(═O)OR^(g),—OC(═O)OR^(g), —OC(═O)R^(g), —C(═O)NR^(g)R^(h), —OC(═O)NR^(g)R^(h),—OR^(g), —SR^(g), —S(═O)R^(g), —S(═O)₂R^(g), —OS(═O)₁₋₂R^(g),—S(═O)₁₋₂OR^(g), —NR^(g)S(═O)₁₋₂NR^(g)R^(h), ═NSO₂R^(g), ═NOR^(g),—S(═O)₁₋₂NR^(g)R^(h), —SF₅, —SCF₃ or —OCF₃. In certain embodiments,“substituted” also means any of the above groups in which one or more(e.g., 1 to 5, 1 to 4, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms are replaced with—C(═O)R^(g), —C(═O)OR^(g), —C(═O)NR^(g)R^(h), —CH₂SO₂R^(g), or—CH₂SO₂NR^(g)R^(h). In the foregoing, R^(g) and R^(h) are the same ordifferent and independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy,thioalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl,heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and/or heteroarylalkyl. Incertain embodiments, “substituted” also means any of the above groups inwhich one or more (e.g., 1 to 5, 1 to 4, or 1 to 3) hydrogen atoms arereplaced by a bond to an amino, cyano, hydroxyl, imino, nitro, oxo,thioxo, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, thioalkyl, aryl, aralkyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, heterocyclyl, N-heterocyclyl,heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, and/or heteroarylalkyl, or two of R^(g)and R^(h) and R^(i) are taken together with the atoms to which they areattached to form a heterocyclyl ring optionally substituted with oxo,halo or alkyl optionally substituted with oxo, halo, amino, hydroxyl, oralkoxy.

Polymers or similar indefinite structures arrived at by definingsubstituents with further substituents appended ad infinitum (e.g., asubstituted aryl having a substituted alkyl which is itself substitutedwith a substituted aryl group, which is further substituted by asubstituted heteroalkyl group, etc.) are not intended for inclusionherein. Unless otherwise noted, the maximum number of serialsubstitutions in compounds described herein is three. For example,serial substitutions of substituted aryl groups with two othersubstituted aryl groups are limited to ((substituted aryl)substitutedaryl) substituted aryl. Similarly, the above definitions are notintended to include impermissible substitution patterns (e.g., methylsubstituted with 5 fluorines or heteroaryl groups having two adjacentoxygen ring atoms). Such impermissible substitution patterns are wellknown to the skilled artisan. When used to modify a chemical group, theterm “substituted” may describe other chemical groups defined herein.

In certain embodiments, as used herein, the phrase “one or more” refersto one to five. In certain embodiments, as used herein, the phrase “oneor more” refers to one to four. In certain embodiments, as used herein,the phrase “one or more” refers to one to three.

Any compound or structure given herein, is intended to representunlabeled forms as well as isotopically labeled forms (isotopologues) ofthe compounds. These forms of compounds may also be referred to as andinclude “isotopically enriched analogs.” Isotopically labeled compoundshave structures depicted herein, except that one or more atoms arereplaced by an atom having a selected atomic mass or mass number.Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into the disclosedcompounds include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,phosphorous, fluorine, chlorine and iodine, such as ²H, ³H, ¹¹C, ¹³C,¹⁴C, ¹³N, ¹⁵N, ¹⁵O, ¹⁷O, ¹⁸O, ³¹P, ³²P, ³⁵S, ¹⁸F, ³⁶Cl, ¹²³I, and ¹²⁵I,respectively. Various isotopically labeled compounds of the presentdisclosure, for example those into which radioactive isotopes such as³H, ¹³C and ¹⁴C are incorporated. Such isotopically labelled compoundsmay be useful in metabolic studies, reaction kinetic studies, detectionor imaging techniques, such as positron emission tomography (PET) orsingle-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) including drug orsubstrate tissue distribution assays or in radioactive treatment ofpatients.

The term “isotopically enriched analogs” includes “deuterated analogs”of compounds described herein in which one or more hydrogens is/arereplaced by deuterium, such as a hydrogen on a carbon atom. Suchcompounds exhibit increased resistance to metabolism and are thus usefulfor increasing the half-life of any compound when administered to amammal, particularly a human. See, for example, Foster, “DeuteriumIsotope Effects in Studies of Drug Metabolism,” Trends Pharmacol. Sci.5(12):524-527 (1984). Such compounds are synthesized by means well knownin the art, for example by employing starting materials in which one ormore hydrogens have been replaced by deuterium.

Deuterium labelled or substituted therapeutic compounds of thedisclosure may have improved DMPK (drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics)properties, relating to distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME).Substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium may afford certaintherapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability, forexample increased in vivo half-life, reduced dosage requirements and/oran improvement in therapeutic index. An ¹⁸F, ³H, ¹¹C labeled compoundmay be useful for PET or SPECT or other imaging studies. Isotopicallylabeled compounds of this disclosure and prodrugs thereof can generallybe prepared by carrying out the procedures disclosed in the schemes orin the examples and preparations described below by substituting areadily available isotopically labeled reagent for a non-isotopicallylabeled reagent. It is understood that deuterium in this context isregarded as a substituent in a compound described herein.

The concentration of such a heavier isotope, specifically deuterium, maybe defined by an isotopic enrichment factor. In the compounds of thisdisclosure any atom not specifically designated as a particular isotopeis meant to represent any stable isotope of that atom. Unless otherwisestated, when a position is designated specifically as “H” or “hydrogen”,the position is understood to have hydrogen at its natural abundanceisotopic composition. Accordingly, in the compounds of this disclosureany atom specifically designated as a deuterium (D) is meant torepresent deuterium. Further, in some embodiments, the correspondingdeuterated analog is provided.

In many cases, the compounds of this disclosure are capable of formingacid and/or base salts by virtue of the presence of amino and/orcarboxyl groups or groups similar thereto.

Provided also are a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isotopicallyenriched analog, deuterated analog, isomer (such as a stereoisomer),mixture of isomers (such as a mixture of stereoisomers), prodrug, andmetabolite of the compounds described herein.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable” or “physiologically acceptable” refer tocompounds, salts, compositions, dosage forms and other materials whichare useful in preparing a pharmaceutical composition that is suitablefor veterinary or human pharmaceutical use.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” of a given compound refersto salts that retain the biological effectiveness and properties of thegiven compound and which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable.“Pharmaceutically acceptable salts” or “physiologically acceptablesalts” include, for example, salts with inorganic acids and salts withan organic acid. In addition, if the compounds described herein areobtained as an acid addition salt, the free base can be obtained bybasifying a solution of the acid salt. Conversely, if the product is afree base, an addition salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptableaddition salt, may be produced by dissolving the free base in a suitableorganic solvent and treating the solution with an acid, in accordancewith conventional procedures for preparing acid addition salts from basecompounds. Those skilled in the art will recognize various syntheticmethodologies that may be used to prepare nontoxic pharmaceuticallyacceptable addition salts. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid additionsalts may be prepared from inorganic and organic acids. Salts derivedfrom inorganic acids include, e.g., hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid,sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and the like. Salts derivedfrom organic acids include, e.g., acetic acid, propionic acid, gluconicacid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, malonicacid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citricacid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid,ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluene-sulfonic acid, salicylic acid and thelike. Likewise, pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts can beprepared from inorganic and organic bases. Salts derived from inorganicbases include, by way of example only, sodium, potassium, lithium,aluminum, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts. Salts derived fromorganic bases include, but are not limited to, salts of primary,secondary and tertiary amines, such as alkyl amines (i.e., NH₂(alkyl)),dialkyl amines (i.e., HN(alkyl)₂), trialkyl amines (i.e., N(alkyl)₃),substituted alkyl amines (i.e., NH₂(substituted alkyl)), di(substitutedalkyl) amines (i.e., HN(substituted alkyl)₂), tri(substituted alkyl)amines (i.e., N(substituted alkyl)₃), alkenyl amines (i.e.,NH₂(alkenyl)), dialkenyl amines (i.e., HN(alkenyl)₂), trialkenyl amines(i.e., N(alkenyl)₃), substituted alkenyl amines (i.e., NH₂(substitutedalkenyl)), di(substituted alkenyl) amines (i.e., HN(substitutedalkenyl)₂), tri(substituted alkenyl) amines (i.e., N(substitutedalkenyl)₃, mono-, di- or tri-cycloalkyl amines (i.e., NH₂(cycloalkyl),HN(cycloalkyl)₂, N(cycloalkyl)₃), mono-, di- or tri-arylamines (i.e.,NH₂(aryl), HN(aryl)₂, N(aryl)₃) or mixed amines, etc. Specific examplesof suitable amines include, by way of example only, isopropylamine,trimethyl amine, diethyl amine, tri(iso-propyl) amine, tri(n-propyl)amine, ethanolamine, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, piperazine, piperidine,morpholine, N-ethylpiperidine and the like.

The term “hydrate” refers to the complex formed by the combining of acompound described herein and water.

A “solvate” refers to an association or complex of one or more solventmolecules and a compound of the disclosure. Examples of solvents thatform solvates include, but are not limited to, water, isopropanol,ethanol, methanol, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylacetate, acetic acid andethanolamine.

Some of the compounds exist as tautomers. Tautomers are in equilibriumwith one another. For example, amide containing compounds may exist inequilibrium with imidic acid tautomers. Regardless of which tautomer isshown and regardless of the nature of the equilibrium among tautomers,the compounds are understood by one of ordinary skill in the art tocomprise both amide and imidic acid tautomers. Thus, the amidecontaining compounds are understood to include their imidic acidtautomers. Likewise, the imidic acid containing compounds are understoodto include their amide tautomers.

The compounds of the invention, or their pharmaceutically acceptablesalts include an asymmetric center and may thus give rise toenantiomers, diastereomers, and other stereoisomeric forms that may bedefined, in terms of absolute stereochemistry, as (R)- or (S)- or, as(D)- or (L)-for amino acids. The present invention is meant to includeall such possible isomers, as well as their racemic and optically pureforms. Optically active (+) and (−), (R)- and (S)-, or (D)- and(L)-isomers may be prepared using chiral synthons or chiral reagents, orresolved using conventional techniques, for example, chromatography andfractional crystallization. Conventional techniques for thepreparation/isolation of individual enantiomers include chiral synthesisfrom a suitable optically pure precursor or resolution of the racemate(or the racemate of a salt or derivative) using, for example, chiralhigh performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). When the compoundsdescribed herein contain olefinic double bonds or other centres ofgeometric asymmetry, and unless specified otherwise, it is intended thatthe compounds include both E and Z geometric isomers.

A “stereoisomer” refers to a compound made up of the same atoms bondedby the same bonds but having different three-dimensional structures,which are not interchangeable. The present invention contemplatesvarious stereoisomers and mixtures thereof and includes “enantiomers,”which refers to two stereoisomers whose molecules are nonsuperimposeablemirror images of one another.

“Diastereomers” are stereoisomers that have at least two asymmetricatoms, but which are not mirror-images of each other.

Relative centers of the compounds as depicted herein are indicatedgraphically using the “thick bond” style (bold or parallel lines) andabsolute stereochemistry is depicted using wedge bonds (bold or parallellines).

“Prodrugs” means any compound which releases an active parent drugaccording to a structure described herein in vivo when such prodrug isadministered to a mammalian subject. Prodrugs of a compound describedherein are prepared by modifying functional groups present in thecompound described herein in such a way that the modifications may becleaved in vivo to release the parent compound. Prodrugs may be preparedby modifying functional groups present in the compounds in such a waythat the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or invivo, to the parent compounds. Prodrugs include compounds describedherein wherein a hydroxy, amino, carboxyl, or sulfhydryl group in acompound described herein is bonded to any group that may be cleaved invivo to regenerate the free hydroxy, amino, or sulfhydryl group,respectively. Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited toesters (e.g., acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives), amides,guanidines, carbamates (e.g., N,N-dimethylaminocarbonyl) of hydroxyfunctional groups in compounds described herein and the like.Preparation, selection and use of prodrugs is discussed in T. Higuchiand V. Stella, “Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems,” Vol. 14 of theA.C.S. Symposium Series; “Design of Prodrugs,” ed. H. Bundgaard,Elsevier, 1985; and in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, ed. EdwardB. Roche, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987,each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

The term, “metabolite,” as used herein refers to a resulting productformed when a compound disclosed herein is metabolized. As used herein,the term “metabolized” refers to the sum of processes (including but notlimited to hydrolysis reactions and reactions catalyzed by enzymes) bywhich a particular substance, such as a compound disclosed herein, ischanged by an organism. For example, an aldehyde moiety (—C(O)H) of thecompounds of the invention may be reduced in vivo to a —CH₂OH moiety.

Use of the word “inhibitor,” “inhibit” or “inhibition,” herein refers toactivity of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt on ferroportin, unless specified otherwise. By “inhibit” herein ismeant to decrease the activity of ferroportin, as compared to theactivity of ferroportin in the absence of the compound. In someembodiments, the term “inhibit” means a decrease in ferroportin activityof at least about 5%, at least about 10%, at least about 20%, at leastabout 25%, at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%,at least about 80%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95%. In otherembodiments, inhibit means a decrease in ferroportin activity of about5% to about 25%, about 25% to about 50%, about 50% to about 75%, orabout 75% to 100%. In some embodiments, inhibit means a decrease inferroportin activity of about 95% to 100%, e.g., a decrease in activityof 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100%. Such decreases can be measuredusing a variety of techniques that would be recognizable by one of skillin the art, including in vitro assays.

As used herein, the term “ferroportin inhibitor” and the like refers toa compound that reduces, inhibits, or otherwise diminishes one or moreof the biological activities of ferroportin, for instance by inducinginternalization of ferroportin. The activity could decrease by astatistically significant amount including, for example, a decrease ofat least about 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%,60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 95% or 100% of the activity of ferroportincompared to an appropriate control.

“Treatment” or “treating” is an approach for obtaining beneficial ordesired results including clinical results. Beneficial or desiredclinical results may include one or more of the following: a) inhibitingthe disease or condition (e.g., decreasing one or more symptomsresulting from the disease or condition, and/or diminishing the extentof the disease or condition); b) slowing or arresting the development ofone or more clinical symptoms associated with the disease or condition(e.g., stabilizing the disease or condition, preventing or delaying theworsening or progression of the disease or condition, and/or preventingor delaying the spread (e.g., metastasis) of the disease or condition);and/or c) relieving the disease, that is, causing the regression ofclinical symptoms (e.g., ameliorating the disease state, providingpartial or total remission of the disease or condition, enhancing effectof another medication, delaying the progression of the disease,increasing the quality of life, and/or prolonging survival.

“Prevention” or “preventing” means any treatment of a disease orcondition that causes the clinical symptoms of the disease or conditionnot to develop. Compounds may, in some embodiments, be administered to asubject (including a human) who is at risk or has a family history ofthe disease or condition.

“Subject” refers to an animal, such as a mammal (including a human),that has been or will be the object of treatment, observation orexperiment. The methods described herein may be useful in human therapyand/or veterinary applications. In some embodiments, the subject is amammal. In one embodiment, the subject is a human.

The term “therapeutically effective amount” or “effective amount” of acompound described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,tautomer, stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers, prodrug, or deuteratedanalog thereof means an amount sufficient to effect treatment whenadministered to a subject, to provide a therapeutic benefit such asamelioration of symptoms or slowing of disease progression. For example,a therapeutically effective amount may be an amount sufficient todecrease a symptom of a sickle cell disease. The therapeuticallyeffective amount may vary depending on the subject, and disease orcondition being treated, the weight and age of the subject, the severityof the disease or condition, and the manner of administering, which canreadily be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Additional definitions may also be provided below as appropriate.

II. Compounds

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto compounds of Formula I:

wherein,

-   the dashed circle in this portion of the molecule

represents single or double bonds in an aromatic or non-aromatic ringsystem depending on the value of variables X³, X⁴, Y¹, Y² and Y³, asdescribed herein,

-   R¹ is phenyl or a 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl    contains up to two ring heteroatoms, wherein the phenyl and    heteroaryl are optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four    substituents, each of which is independently selected from    -   the group consisting of C₁-C₆ alkyl, halogen, —OR^(a),        —NR^(1b)R^(1c), —N₃, and —CN;        -   wherein R^(1a), R^(1b), and R^(1c) are each independently            selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₆            alkyl;-   R² and R³ are each independently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or R² and    R³ taken together with the carbon to which they are attached form a    C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl;-   X¹ and X² are each independently N or CR¹⁰; wherein    -   R¹⁰ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen,        —CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl, —OR¹⁵, and —NR¹⁶R¹⁷; wherein        -   R¹⁵, R¹⁶, and R¹⁷ are each independently selected from the            group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, optionally            substituted C₃-C₇ cycloalkyl, and —NR^(g)(CO)R^(h); wherein            -   R^(g) and R^(h) are independently selected from the                group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₃ alkyl;-   X³ and X⁴ are each independently N or C;-   Y¹ is N, O, S, CR¹⁸, or NR¹⁸; and-   Y² and Y³ are each independently N, O, S, CR¹⁸, CJ¹, NR¹⁸, or NJ¹,    provided that at least one, preferably only one, of Y² and Y³ is CJ¹    or NJ¹; wherein    -   R¹⁸ is hydrogen or C₁-C₃ alkyl; and    -   J¹ is

-   -   wherein        -   R²⁰ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and            C₁-C₆ alkyl;        -   m, n, and o are each independently 0 or 1, provided that the            sum of m, n, and o is at least 1;        -   p, q, and r are each independently 0 or 1, provided that the            sum of p, q, and r is at least 1;        -   each R^(J1a), R^(J1b), R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b),            R^(J4a)R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b) is            independently selected from the group consisting of            hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl,            and a 4- to 6-membered heterocycle;            -   wherein two of R^(J1a), R^(J2a), R^(J3a), and R²⁰ or two                of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), R^(J6a), and R²⁰ or one of R^(J1a),                R^(J2a), and R^(J3a), and one of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), and                R^(J6a) taken together with the atom to which they are                attached form a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl or a 4- to 6-membered                heterocycle; and        -   R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, each of            which is optionally substituted;            or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, and R¹⁷ are each independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₆ alkyl.

In certain embodiments, Y¹ is N or CH. In certain embodiments, Y¹ is N.

In certain embodiments, each of R^(J1a), R^(J1b), R^(J2a), R^(J2b),R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a) R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a), andR^(J6b) is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,fluorine, methyl, and hydroxy; wherein two of R^(J1a), R^(J2a), R^(J3a),and R²⁰ or two of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), R^(J6a), and R²⁰ taken together withthe atom to which they are attached form a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl or a 4- to6-membered heterocycle.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or 5- to 10-memberedheteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substitutedwith one, two, three, or four substituents, each of which isindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)O—C₁-C₆ alkyl, halogen,—OR^(4a), —CN, —C(O)NR^(4b)R^(4c), and —NR^(4b)(CO)R^(4c); whereinR^(4a) is hydrogen; and R^(4b) and R^(4c) are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or 5- to 10-memberedheteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substitutedwith one, two, three, or four substituents, each of which isindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to 7-memberedheteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)O—C₁-C₆alkyl, halogen, —OR^(4a), —CN, —C(O)NR^(4b)R^(4c), and—NR^(4b)(CO)R^(4c); wherein the phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl isoptionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents, each ofwhich is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen,halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, and C₁-C₆ alkyl; wherein R^(4a) is hydrogen; andR^(4b) and R^(4c) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or 5- to 10-memberedheteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substitutedwith one, two, three, or four substituents, each of which isindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to 7-memberedheteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)O—C₁-C₆alkyl, halogen, —OR^(4a), —CN, —C(O)NR^(4b)R^(4c), and—NR^(4b)(CO)R^(4c); wherein the phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl isoptionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents, each ofwhich is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen,halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, and C₁-C₃ alkyl; wherein R^(4a) is hydrogen; andR^(4b) and R^(4c) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

In certain embodiments, X³ and X⁴ are each C.

In certain embodiments, Y² is CJ¹ or NJ¹.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto compounds of Formula Ia:

wherein R¹, R², R³, X¹, X², Y², and Y³ are as defined herein. In certainembodiments of Formula Ia, Y³ is NR¹⁸, O, or S. In certain embodimentsof Formula Ia, Y³ is S or O.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto compounds of Formula Ib:

wherein, R¹, R², R³, X¹, X², Y³, and J¹ are as defined herein. Incertain embodiments of Formula Ib, Y³ is NR¹⁸, O, or S. In certainembodiments of Formula Ib, Y³ is S or O.

In certain embodiments, the subject described herein is directed tocompounds of Formula Ic:

wherein, R¹, R², R³, and J¹ are as defined herein.

In certain embodiments, the subject described herein is directed tocompounds of Formula Id:

wherein, R¹, R², R³, X¹, and J¹ are as defined herein.

In certain embodiments, the subject described herein is directed tocompounds of Formula Ie:

wherein, R¹, R², R³, X¹, and J¹ are as defined herein.

In certain embodiments, the subject described herein is directed tocompounds of Formula If:

wherein R¹, R², R³, X¹, and J¹ are as defined herein.

In certain embodiments, the subject described herein is directed tocompounds of Formula Ig:

wherein, R¹, R², R³, X¹, X², Y¹, and J¹ are as defined herein. Incertain embodiments, Y¹ is NR¹⁸, O, or S.

In certain embodiments, R¹ is an optionally substituted, 6-memberedheteroaryl containing one or two ring heteroatoms. In certainembodiments of this aspect, the heteroatoms are each nitrogen. Incertain embodiments, R¹ is an optionally substituted pyridinyl. Incertain embodiments, R¹ is pyridinyl singly substituted with a halogen.In certain embodiments, R¹ has the following structure:

In certain embodiments, R² and R³ are each hydrogen.

In certain embodiments, X¹ is CR¹.

In certain embodiments, X² is N.

In certain embodiments, R¹⁰ is hydrogen.

In certain embodiments, R²⁰ is hydrogen.

In certain embodiments, in J¹, the sum of m, n, and o is 2, and the sumof p, q, and r is 2. In certain embodiments, in J¹, n, o, p, and q, ineach instance is 1. In certain embodiments, in J¹, each of R^(J1a),R^(J1b), R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a), R^(J4b), R^(J5a),R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b), if present, is hydrogen.

In certain embodiments, m is 1; R^(J1a) is fluorine; R^(J1b) is hydrogenor fluorine; and each of R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a),R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b), if present, ishydrogen.

In certain embodiments, m is 1; R^(J1a) is fluorine; R^(J1b) ishydrogen; and each of R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a),R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b), if present, ishydrogen.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl. In certainembodiments, R⁴ is a 9- to 10-membered heteroaryl. In certainembodiments, R⁴ is a 9-membered bicyclic heteroaryl. In certainembodiments, R⁴ is a benzimidazolyl. In certain embodiments of thisaspect, R⁴ has the following structure:

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is

wherein R^(4d) and R^(4e) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl, andbenzyl.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is

wherein R^(4d) and R^(4e) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to 7-memberedheteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl,and benzyl, and

wherein said phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl is optionallysubstituted with one, two, or three substituents, each of which isindependently selected from the group consisting of halogen, halo-C₁-C₃alkyl, and C₁-C₆ alkyl.

In certain embodiments, R⁴ is

wherein R^(4d) and R^(4e) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to 7-memberedheteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl,and benzyl, and

wherein said phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl is optionallysubstituted with one, two, or three substituents, each of which isindependently selected from the group consisting of halogen, halo-C₁-C₃alkyl, and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

The subject matter described herein includes the following compounds inTable 1, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:

TABLE 1 Com- Mass pound Found No. Structure IUPAC Name (M + 1) 1

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine449.2 2

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine433.2 3

2-(2-{[2-(5-fluoro-1H- 1,3-benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine467.2 4

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-benzyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 430.4 5

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 431.2 6

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-chloropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine465.2 7

2-(2-{[(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 435.1 8

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(5-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine449.5 9

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 432.110

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl](methyl)amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin- 2-yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.2 11

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-methoxypyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine461.2 12

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-methylpyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine445.3 13

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine432.2 14

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine448.4 15

2-(2-{[2-(4-fluoro-1H- 1,3-benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine467.2 16

2-(2-{[2-(1,3-benzoxazol- 2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 450.2 17

N-[(3-azidopyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H- 1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 472.2 18

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-5-methoxy- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 479.2 19

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-6-methoxy- [1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine 478.2 20

2-{1-[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]azetidin-3-yl}-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine461.1 21

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N7-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine 464.2 22

3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H- diazirin-3-yl]-N-[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin- 2-yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- 1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]propanamide 612.1 23

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol 465.1 24

2-(1-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}propan-2-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.1 25

2-{1-[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-3- fluoroazetidin-3-yl}-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine479.1 26

2-[(2R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}propyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463 27

methyl 2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-5- carboxylate 507.2 28

2-[(2S)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}propyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463 29

N-{[2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5- yl]oxy}acetamide 522.2 30

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1- fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine467.1 31

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-5-methyl- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.3 32

N-[(3-azidopyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5- iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 598.1 33

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-{2-[(2-{1H- imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)amino]ethyl}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 450.2 34

2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- 2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol- 3-one465.2 35

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5- phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 475.2 36

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol 449.1 37

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-{2-[(2-{1H- imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)amino]ethyl}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 450.5 38

2-(1-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl) phenol 425.2 39

3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H- diazirin-3-yl]-N-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin- 2-yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- 1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]methyl}propanamide 626.2 40

2-(2-{[1-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2-yl)propan- 2-yl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine463.2 41

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.1 42

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H- imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 399.1 43

2-(2-{[2-(4-benzyl-1H- imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine489.6 44

2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl) phenol 425.2 45

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2-yl)-2- fluoroethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 467 46

2-(2-{[2-(5,6-dimethyl- 1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine477.2 47

N-[3-(4-{2-[3-(2-{[2-(2- {[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin- 2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5- yl]carbamoyl}ethyl)-3H- diazirin-3-yl]ethyl}-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)propyl]- 3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′- xanthene]-6-carboxamide 1071.2 48

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5- phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine 458.1 49

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[(4- phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 461.1 50

1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2- yl)-2-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethan-1-ol 465.2 51

2-(2-{[2-(5-cyclopropyl- 1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine439.2 52

2-(2-{[(2R)-2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.1 53

2-(2-{[(2S)-2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 463.2 54

3-({[2-(4-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}methyl) phenol 394.2 55

2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl- 1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine427.2 56

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5- methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine 396.2 57

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5- (trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine450.2 58

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H- imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine 382 59

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-6-ol448.2 60

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5- (pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 476.2 61

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine446.3 62

2-(2-{[2-(5-benzyl-1H- imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine472.4 63

2-[2-({2-[5- (cyclopropylmethyl)- 1H-imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine436.2 64

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(4- methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 489.2 65

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5- (pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 476.2 66

2-[2-({2-[5-(2- fluorophenyl)-1H- imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine493.2 67

2-[2-({2-[5-(3- fluorophenyl)-1H- imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine493.2 68

2-[2-({2-[5-(4- fluorophenyl)-1H- imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine493.2 69

2-[2-({[2-chloro-5-(2- methyl-1H-imidazol-5- yl)thiophen-3-yl]methyl}amino)ethyl]- N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 515.1 70

2-[2-({[4-(5- chlorothiophen-2-yl)-2- methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl]methyl}amino)ethyl]- N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 515.1 71

2-({6-[(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)methyl]piperidin-2- yl}methyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine489.1 72

2-[2-({2-[5-(5- chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H- imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N- [(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-7-amine 515.1 73

2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl- 1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine426.2 74

2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine 450.2 75

2-[(1S)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine 450.2 76

2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl- 1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol 443.1 77

2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 467 78

2-(2-{[(4-benzyl-2- methyl-1H-imidazol-5- yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5- c]pyridin-4-amine472.3 79

N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5- (pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2- yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine 476.2 80

N-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-2- yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5- yl]methyl}-3′,6′- dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′- xanthene]-6-carboxamide 836.4 81

2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1,1-difluoroethyl)-N-[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine 468.2 82

2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]- [1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine 466.2 83

2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3- benzodiazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-7-{[(3- fluoropyridin-2- yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4- d]pyrimidin-5-ol 483.1

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a compound from Table 1 selected from the group consisting of 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,81, 82, and 83, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a compound from Table 1 selected from the group consisting of 1, 13,23, 74, 75, and 77, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

III. Pharmaceutical Compositions and Modes of Administration

Compounds provided herein are usually administered in the form ofpharmaceutical compositions. Thus, provided herein are alsopharmaceutical compositions that comprise one or more of the compoundsdescribed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer,or a mixture of stereoisomers thereof and one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable vehicles selected from carriers, adjuvants and excipients.Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles may include, for example,inert solid diluents and fillers, diluents, including sterile aqueoussolution and various organic solvents, permeation enhancers,solubilizers and adjuvants. Such compositions are prepared in a mannerwell known in the pharmaceutical art. See, e.g., Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences, Mace Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 17th Ed.(1985); and Modern Pharmaceutics, Marcel Dekker, Inc. 3rd Ed. (G. S.Banker & C. T. Rhodes, Eds.).

The pharmaceutical compositions may be administered in either single ormultiple doses. The pharmaceutical composition may be administered byvarious methods including, for example, rectal, buccal, intranasal andtransdermal routes. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceuticalcomposition may be administered by intra-arterial injection,intravenously, intraperitoneally, parenterally, intramuscularly,subcutaneously, orally, topically, or as an inhalant.

One mode for administration is parenteral, for example, by injection.The forms in which the pharmaceutical compositions described herein maybe incorporated for administration by injection include, for example,aqueous or oil suspensions, or emulsions, with sesame oil, corn oil,cottonseed oil, or peanut oil, as well as elixirs, mannitol, dextrose,or a sterile aqueous solution, and similar pharmaceutical vehicles.

Oral administration may be another route for administration of thecompounds described herein. Administration may be via, for example,capsule or enteric coated tablets. In making the pharmaceuticalcompositions that include at least one compound described herein or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, or a mixture ofstereoisomers thereof, the active ingredient is usually diluted by anexcipient and/or enclosed within such a carrier that can be in the formof a capsule, sachet, paper or other container. When the excipientserves as a diluent, it can be in the form of a solid, semi-solid, orliquid material, which acts as a vehicle, carrier or medium for theactive ingredient. Thus, the compositions can be in the form of tablets,pills, powders, lozenges, sachets, cachets, elixirs, suspensions,emulsions, solutions, syrups, aerosols (as a solid or in a liquidmedium), ointments containing, for example, up to 10% by weight of theactive compound, soft and hard gelatin capsules, sterile injectablesolutions, and sterile packaged powders.

Some examples of suitable excipients include lactose, dextrose, sucrose,sorbitol, mannitol, starches, gum acacia, calcium phosphate, alginates,tragacanth, gelatin, calcium silicate, microcrystalline cellulose,polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose, sterile water, syrup, and methylcellulose. The formulations can additionally include lubricating agentssuch as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil; wetting agents;emulsifying and suspending agents; preserving agents such as methyl andpropylhydroxy-benzoates; sweetening agents; and flavoring agents.

The compositions that include at least one compound described herein ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, or a mixture ofstereoisomers thereof can be formulated so as to provide quick,sustained or delayed release of the active ingredient afteradministration to the subject by employing procedures known in the art.Controlled release drug delivery systems for oral administration includeosmotic pump systems and dissolutional systems containing polymer-coatedreservoirs or drug-polymer matrix formulations. Examples of controlledrelease systems are given in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,845,770; 4,326,525;4,902,514; and 5,616,345. Another formulation for use in the methodsdisclosed herein employ transdermal delivery devices (“patches”). Suchtransdermal patches may be used to provide continuous or discontinuousinfusion of the compounds described herein in controlled amounts. Theconstruction and use of transdermal patches for the delivery ofpharmaceutical agents is well known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,023,252, 4,992,445 and 5,001,139. Such patches may be constructedfor continuous, pulsatile, or on demand delivery of pharmaceuticalagents.

For preparing solid compositions such as tablets, the principal activeingredient may be mixed with a pharmaceutical excipient to form a solidpreformulation composition containing a homogeneous mixture of acompound described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, astereoisomer, or a mixture of stereoisomers thereof. When referring tothese preformulation compositions as homogeneous, the active ingredientmay be dispersed evenly throughout the composition so that thecomposition may be readily subdivided into equally effective unit dosageforms such as tablets, pills and capsules.

The tablets or pills of the compounds described herein may be coated orotherwise compounded to provide a dosage form affording the advantage ofprolonged action, or to protect from the acid conditions of the stomach.For example, the tablet or pill can include an inner dosage and an outerdosage component, the latter being in the form of an envelope over theformer. The two components can be separated by an enteric layer thatserves to resist disintegration in the stomach and permit the innercomponent to pass intact into the duodenum or to be delayed in release.A variety of materials can be used for such enteric layers or coatings,such materials including a number of polymeric acids and mixtures ofpolymeric acids with such materials as shellac, cetyl alcohol, andcellulose acetate.

Compositions for inhalation or insufflation may include solutions andsuspensions in pharmaceutically acceptable, aqueous or organic solvents,or mixtures thereof, and powders. The liquid or solid compositions maycontain suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients as describedherein. In some embodiments, the compositions are administered by theoral or nasal respiratory route for local or systemic effect. In otherembodiments, compositions in pharmaceutically acceptable solvents may benebulized by use of inert gases. Nebulized solutions may be inhaleddirectly from the nebulizing device or the nebulizing device may beattached to a facemask tent, or intermittent positive pressure breathingmachine. Solution, suspension, or powder compositions may beadministered, preferably orally or nasally, from devices that deliverthe formulation in an appropriate manner.

The specific dose level of a compound of the present application for anyparticular subject will depend upon a variety of factors including theactivity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight,general health, sex, diet, time of administration, route ofadministration, and rate of excretion, drug combination and the severityof the particular disease in the subject undergoing therapy. Forexample, a dosage may be expressed as a number of milligrams of acompound described herein per kilogram of the subject's body weight(mg/kg). Dosages of between about 0.1 and 150 mg/kg may be appropriate.In some embodiments, about 0.1 and 100 mg/kg may be appropriate. Inother embodiments a dosage of between 0.5 and 60 mg/kg may beappropriate. Normalizing according to the subject's body weight isparticularly useful when adjusting dosages between subjects of widelydisparate size, such as occurs when using the drug in both children andadult humans or when converting an effective dosage in a non-humansubject such as dog to a dosage suitable for a human subject. A dose maybe administered once a day (QID), twice per day (BID), or morefrequently, depending on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamicproperties, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, andexcretion of the particular compound. In addition, toxicity factors mayinfluence the dosage and administration regimen. When administeredorally, the pill, capsule, or tablet may be ingested daily or lessfrequently for a specified period of time. The regimen may be repeatedfor a number of cycles of therapy.

IV. Methods of Treatment

The methods described herein may be applied to cell populations in vivoor ex vivo. “In vivo” means within a living individual, as within ananimal or human. In this context, the methods described herein may beused therapeutically in an individual. “Ex vivo” means outside of aliving individual. Examples of ex vivo cell populations include in vitrocell cultures and biological samples including fluid or tissue samplesobtained from individuals. Such samples may be obtained by methods wellknown in the art. Exemplary biological fluid samples include blood,cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and saliva. In this context, the compoundsand compositions described herein may be used for a variety of purposes,including therapeutic and experimental purposes. For example, thecompounds and compositions described herein may be used ex vivo todetermine the optimal schedule and/or dosing of administration of acompound of the present disclosure for a given indication, cell type,individual, and other parameters. Information gleaned from such use maybe used for experimental purposes or in the clinic to set protocols forin vivo treatment. Other ex vivo uses for which the compounds andcompositions described herein may be suited are described below or willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art. The selected compounds maybe further characterized to examine the safety or tolerance dosage inhuman or non-human subjects. Such properties may be examined usingcommonly known methods to those skilled in the art.

The ferroportin inhibition activity of the compounds of Formula I andpharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof provide methods particularlysuitable for the use in the inhibition of iron transport mediated byferroportin. As such, the compounds of Formula I and pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts thereof are useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatmentof iron metabolism disorders leading to increased iron levels, ofdiseases related to or caused by increased iron levels, increased ironabsorption or iron overload, such as in particular of tissue ironoverload, of diseases associated with ineffective erythropoiesis, or ofdiseases caused by reduced levels of hepcidin. Further, the compounds ofFormula I are suitable for the use in an adjunctive therapy by limitingthe amount of iron available to pathogenic microorganisms, e.g. thesiderophilic bacteria Vibrio vulnificus and Yersinia enterocolitica, andcommon pathogens (e.g. Escherichia coli), thereby preventing or treatinginfections, inflammation, sepsis, and septic shock caused by saidpathogenic microorganisms.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a method of inhibiting iron transport mediated by ferroportin in asubject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount ofa compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In certain embodiments, the subject matter described herein is directedto a method of treating a subject afflicted with a disease related to orcaused by reduced hepcidin levels, increased ferroportin levels, reducedsensitivity of ferroportin to hepcidin, increased iron levels, increasediron absorption, iron overload (e.g. due to blood transfusions),increased erythropoiesis, stress erythropoiesis, or ineffectiveerythropoiesis, comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

In certain embodiments, the diseases being associated with, beingrelated to, being caused by or leading to increased iron levels,increased iron absorption, iron overload (e.g., tissue iron overload) orineffective erythropoiesis comprise thalassemia, hemoglobinopathy, suchas hemoglobin E disease (HbE), hemoglobin H disease (HbH),haemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia, such as sickle cell anemia andcongenital dyserythropoietic anemia. Additional diseases beingassociated with, being related to, being caused by or leading toincreased iron levels, increased iron absorption, iron overload (e.g.,tissue iron overload) include neurodegenerative diseases, such as forexample Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,multiple sclerosis, Wilson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), and Friedreich's Ataxia, wherein the compounds and methods areconsidered to be effective by limiting the deposition or increase ofiron in tissue or cells; conditions associated with the formation ofradicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress caused byexcess iron or iron overload; cardiac, liver and endocrine damage causedby excess iron or iron overload; inflammation triggered by excess ironor iron overload; diseases associated with ineffective erythropoiesis,such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS, myelodysplasia), polycythemiavera, and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia; diseases, disordersand/or disease conditions that comprise iron overload caused bymutations in genes involved in sensing the systemic iron stores, such ashepcidin/hepcidin antimicrobial peptide (HAMP), hemochromatosis protein(HFE), hemojuvelin (HJV) and transferrin receptor 2 (TFR2), such as inparticular diseases related to HFE and HJV gene mutations; diseasesrelated to ferroportin mutations; chronic hemolysis associated diseases,sickle cell diseases (including sickle cell anemia (HbSS) as well ashemoglobin SC disease (HbSC), hemoglobin S beta-plus-thalassemia(HbS/β+), and hemoglobin S beta-zero-thalassemia (HbS/β0)), red cellmembrane disorders, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDdeficiency), erythropoietic porphyria, Friedreich's Ataxia, as well assubgroups of iron overload such as transfusional iron overload, ironintoxication, pulmonary hemosiderosis, osteopenia, insulin resistance,African iron overload, Hallervordan Spatz disease, hyperferritinemia,ceruloplasmin deficiency, neonatal hemochromatosis and red blood celldisorders comprising thalassemia, including alpha thalassemia, betathalassemia and delta thalassemia, thalassemia intermedia, sickle celldisease and myelodyplastic syndrome; liver diseases (e.g. hepatitis Bvirus infection, hepatitis C virus infection, alcoholic liver disease,autoimmune hepatitis), other conditions including ataxia, Friedreich'sataxia, age-related macular degeneration, age-related cataract,age-related retinal diseases and neurodegenerative disease, such aspantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, restless leg syndromeand Huntington's disease. In certain embodiments, the disease is sicklecell anemia. The ferroportin inhibition activity, for instance byinducing internalization of ferroportin, of the compounds of Formula Iand pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be determined by theassays described herein as well as those described in WO2018/192973,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The activity of the compounds of Formula I in the treatment of sicklecell anemia (sickle cell disease) can be determined by using a mousemodel, such as e.g. described by Yulin Zhao et al. in “MEK1/2 inhibitorsreverse acute vascular occlusion in mouse models of sickle celldisease”; The FASEB Journal Vol. 30, No. 3, pp 1171-1186, 2016. Saidmouse model can be suitably adapted to determine the activity of thecompounds of Formula I in the treatment of sickle cell anemia. Incertain embodiments, the disease is caused by a lack of hepcidin or ironmetabolism disorders, particularly iron overload states, such asthalassemia, sickle cell disease and hemochromatosis. In certainembodiments, the disease is related to or caused by reduced hepcidinlevels, increased iron levels, increased iron absorption, iron overload,increased erythropoiesis, stress erythropoiesis, or ineffectiveerythropoiesis. In certain embodiments, the disease is selected from thegroup consisting of thalassemia, hemoglobinopathy, hemoglobin E disease,hemoglobin H disease, haemochromatosis, and hemolytic anemia.

In certain embodiments, the methods of administering and treatingdescribed herein further comprise co-administration of one or moreadditional pharmaceutically active compounds or in combination with ablood transfusion.

In a combination therapy, the pharmaceutically active compounds can beadministered at the same time, in the same formulation, or at differenttimes. Such combination therapy comprises co-administration of acompound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof withat least one additional pharmaceutically active compound. Combinationtherapy in a fixed dose combination therapy comprises co-administrationof a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofwith at least one additional pharmaceutically active compound in afixed-dose formulation. Combination therapy in a free dose combinationtherapy comprises co-administration of a compound of Formula I or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and at least one additionalpharmaceutically active compound in free doses of the respectivecompounds, either by simultaneous administration of the individualcompounds or by sequential use of the individual compounds over a periodof time.

The additional pharmaceutically active compound includes in particulardrugs for reducing iron overload (e.g., Tmprss6-ASO or siRNA) or ironchelators, in particular curcumin, SSP-004184, Deferitrin, deferasirox,deferoxamine and/or deferiprone, or antioxidants such as n-acetylcysteine, anti-diabetics such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, antibioticssuch as penicillin, vancomycin (Van) or tobramycin, antifungal drugs,anti-viral drugs such as interferon-a or ribavirin, drugs for thetreatment of malaria, anticancer agents, drugs for the treatment ofneurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson'sdisease (e.g., dopamine agonists such as Levodopa), orimmunosuppressants (cyclosporine A or cyclosporine A derivatives), ironsupplements, vitamin supplements, red cell production stimulators (e.g.,erythropoietin, Epo), anti-inflammatory agents, anti-thrombolytics,statins, vasopressors and inotropic compounds. A further object of thepresent invention relates to the use of the above combinations for theprophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases caused by a lack of hepcidin oriron metabolism disorders, such as particularly iron overload statessuch as in particular thalassemia, sickle cell disease andhemochromatosis and other disorders as described in the presentapplication.

V. Methods of Preparing Compounds of Formula I and PharmaceuticallyAcceptable Salts Thereof

Compounds can be synthesized by synthetic routes that include processesanalogous to those well-known in the chemical arts, particularly inlight of the description contained herein, and those for otherheterocycles described in: Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II,Editors Katritzky and Rees, Elsevier, 1997, e.g., Volume 3; LiebigsAnnalen der Chemie, (9):1910-16, (1985); Helvetica Chimica Acta,41:1052-60, (1958); Arzneimittel-Forschung, 40(12): 1328-31, (1990),each of which are expressly incorporated by reference. Startingmaterials are generally available from commercial sources such asAldrich Chemicals (Milwaukee, Wis.) or are readily prepared usingmethods well known to those skilled in the art (e.g., prepared bymethods generally described in Louis F. Fieser and Mary Fieser, Reagentsfor Organic Synthesis, v. 1-23, Wiley, N.Y. (1967-2006 ed.), orBeilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie, 4, Aufl. ed.Springer-Verlag, Berlin, including supplements (also available via theBeilstein online database). DTT refers to dithiothreitol. DHAA refers todehydroascorbic acid.

Synthetic chemistry transformations and protecting group methodologies(protection and deprotection) useful in synthesizing compounds andnecessary reagents and intermediates are known in the art and include,for example, those described in R. Larock, Comprehensive OrganicTransformations, VCH Publishers (1989); T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts,Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3^(rd) Ed., John Wiley and Sons(1999); and L. Paquette, ed., Encyclopedia of Reagents for OrganicSynthesis, John Wiley and Sons (1995) and subsequent editions thereof.

Compounds may be prepared singly or as compound libraries comprising atleast 2, for example 5 to 1,000 compounds, or 10 to 100 compounds.Libraries of compounds of Formula I may be prepared by a combinatorial‘split and mix’ approach or by multiple parallel syntheses using eithersolution phase or solid phase chemistry, by procedures known to thoseskilled in the art. Thus, according to a further aspect, there isprovided a compound library comprising at least 2 compounds, orpharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The General Procedures and Examples provide exemplary methods forpreparing compounds. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that othersynthetic routes may be used to synthesize the compounds. Althoughspecific starting materials and reagents are depicted and discussed inthe Schemes, General Procedures, and Examples, other starting materialsand reagents can be easily substituted to provide a variety ofderivatives and/or reaction conditions. In addition, many of theexemplary compounds prepared by the described methods can be furthermodified in light of this disclosure using conventional chemistry wellknown to those skilled in the art.

General Synthetic Schemes

General synthetic approaches to compound 1a and 1b. In certainembodiments, Compound 1a and 1b can be synthesized by two syntheticpathways as shown in schemes 1-3. In scheme 1, bicyclic coreintermediate 2a is coupled first with various amines to giveintermediate 3a, deprotection via method B leads to the free amineintermediate 4a, which was transformed via Michael addition method C andring closure method D to produce final compound 1a. Compound 1a can alsobe synthesized via scheme 2, amine intermediate 4a was coupled withalkene 7a directly to give 1a via method E.

Compound 1b could be synthesized as shown in scheme 3. The amineintermediate 4a can be coupled directly with aldehyde 8a via reductiveamination method F to give intermediate 9a, which was then converted tocompound 1b.

Modifications and variations to schemes 1-3 can be made based on theavailability of starting materials, synthetic compatibility of reagentsand starting materials or intermediates, this should be obvious to thosewho are familiar with the art. For example, X could be H, halogen; Ycould be tert-butyloxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl or other common amineprotecting group, G could be substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl orcycloalkyl, A, D, E, F could be N, O, S or CH; P could be Trityl,Dimethylsulfamyl or other common imidazole protecting group.

As used herein, the term “Cbz” is an abbreviation for carboxybenzyl orbenzyloxycarbonyl.

The term “Boc” is an abbreviation for tert-butyloxycarbonyl.

The term “trt” is an abbreviation for trityl or triphenylmethyl.

The term “Mso” is an abbreviation for methanesulfonate or mesylate.

The term “TBS” is an abbreviation for tert-Butyldimethylsilyl.

Scheme 1 depicts a method for preparing exemplary compounds using MethodA, Method B, Method C and Method D.

Scheme 2 depicts a method for preparing exemplary compounds using MethodE.

Scheme 3 depicts a method for preparing exemplary compounds using MethodF and Method G.

The conditions and reagents for Methods A-G are provided in the belowExamples. The following examples are offered by way of illustration andnot by way of limitation.

1. SYNTHETIC EXAMPLES Example 1.1 Method A: General Synthetic Method forNucleophilic Coupling of Amine to Bicyclic Intermediates

Amine coupling procedure-1: Into a round-bottom flask purged andmaintained with an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solutionof bicyclic intermediate 2a (X═Cl) (1.0 equiv) in aprotic solvent suchas dimethylformamide (DMF) or acetonitrile (MeCN), amine (1.1 to 2equiv), base such as K₂CO₃ (2.0-4.0 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 0.5 hr to 24 hr at a heated temperature between 45 to 125°C., cooled down and the solids were filtered out. The resulting solutionwas diluted with H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with ethylacetate and the organic layers combined and dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography onsilica gel column to give the desired intermediate 3a.

Amine coupling procedure-2 (via N-oxide as intermediate): Into around-bottom flask, was placed bicyclic intermediate 2a (X═H) (1 equiv)in dichloromethane (DCM). This was followed by the addition ofmeta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA) (1.5 to 4 equiv), in portions at0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for up to 36 h at roomtemperature. The resulting mixture was washed with Sat.NaHCO₃, dried byNa₂SO₄. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (3%) to give N-oxide product.

Into a round-bottom flask, was placed above N-oxide (1 equiv), amine(1.1 to 2 equiv), tetrahydrofuran (THF), N,N-diisopropylethylamine(DIEA) (2 to 5 equiv). This was followed by the addition ofbromo-tris-pyrrolidino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBrOP) (1.1 to2.5 equiv), in portions at room temperature. The resulting solution wasstirred for up to 36 h at room temperature. The resulting solution wasextracted with ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purifiedby chromatography on silica gel column to give the desired intermediate3a.

Example 1.2 Method B: General Synthetic Method for Amine ProtectionGroup Removal

Procedure-1: Into a round-bottom flask, was placedbenzyloxycarbonyl-bicyclic intermediate 3a (Y=benzyloxycarbonyl) (1.0equiv), HBr in acetic acid (AcOH) (40%) (5 to 25 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 0.5 hr to 12 hr at room temperature and dilutedwith 50 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with ethylacetate and the aqueous layers combined. The pH value of the solutionwas adjusted to 12 with NaOH (10%). The resulting solution was extractedwith ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel column or preparative HPLC to give theamine 4a.

Procedure-2: Into a round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyloxycarbonylprotected bicyclic intermediate 3a (Y=t-butyloxycarbonyl) (1 equiv).This was followed by the addition of HCl in ethyl acetate (EtOAc)dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for0.5 hr to 12 h at room temperature. The pH value of the solution wasadjusted to 10 with Sat.Na₂CO₃. The resulting solution was extractedwith ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the amine 4a.

Example 1.3 Method C: General Synthetic Method for Michael Addition

Into a round-bottom flask, was placed bicyclic alkylamine 4a (1.0equiv), N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide 5a (1.0 to 1.8 equiv), tosylicacid (TsOH) (0.2 to 1.0 equiv), and acetonitrile (AcCN). The resultingsolution was stirred for 0.5 to 24 hr at 25 to 65° C. (e.g., 40° C.),cooled down and concentrated. The resulting solution was diluted with 20mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate andthe organic layers combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gelcolumn to give Michael addition adduct 6a.

Example 1.4 Method D: General Synthetic Method for Imidazole RingFormation

Into a round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of Michael additionadduct 6a (mmol, 1.0 equiv) in AcOH and Fe (2.0 to 10.0 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 0.5 hr to 12 hr at heated temperaturebetween 30 to 90° C., cooled down and concentrated. The resultingsolution was diluted with AcCN. The solids were filtered out. Thefiltrate was concentrated and purified by reverse phase HPLC or silicagel chromatography to give final compound 1a.

Example 1.5 Method E: General Synthetic Method for Hydroamination ofAlkene

Into a vial was placed bicyclclic alkylamine 4a (1 equiv),2-ethenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (1 to 1.5 equiv), CH₃CN and Et₃N (2 to 5equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 to 36 h at heatedtemperature between 30 to 80° C. in an oil bath. The reaction mixturewas cooled to room temperature. The crude product was purified byreverse phase Prep-HPLC to give final compound 1a.

Example 1.6 Method F: General Synthetic Method for Coupling of Amine andAldehydes or Ketones Using Reductive Amination

Into a round-bottom flask was placed bicyclic alkylamine 4a (1.0 equiv),EtOH, aldehyde 8a (1.1 to 2.0 equiv). The resulting solution was stirredfor 1 to 24 hr at room temperature. NaBH₄ or NaBH₃CN (2.0 to 4 equiv)was added and the resulting solution was stirred for 0.5 to 12 hr atroom temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition ofwater/ice. The resulting solution was diluted with DMF and was purifiedby reverse flash chromatography or silica gel column chromatography togive reductive amination product 9a.

Example 1.7 Method G: General Synthetic Method for Imidazole ProtectionGroup Removal

Procedure-1: Into a round-bottom flask, was placed trityl protectedimidazole 9a (P=Trityl) (1.00 equiv), DCM, HCl (gas) in 1,4-dioxane(large excess). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 to 24 hr at 25°C., concentrated and diluted with 5 mL of ACN. The crude product waspurified by reverse phase Prep-HPLC to give final compound 1b.

Procedure-2: Into a round-bottom flask, was placed sulfamyl protectedimidazole 9a (P=Dimethylsulfamyl) (1.00 equiv), HCl (2M) (4 to 20equiv.). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 to 12 hr at heatedtemperature between 30 to 90° C., cooled down and filtered. The crudeproduct was purified by reverse phase Prep-HPLC to give final compound1b.

Example 1.8 Experimental Procedures for Common Reference Compounds:Preparation of Reference Compound Int-1

Scheme 4 depicts a synthetic route for preparing compound Int-1.

Step 1:

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of4,6-dichloropyrimidin-5-amine (8.5 g, 51.83 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) (100 mL), Na₂S (4.04 g, 51.83 mmol, 1.0 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature and dilutedwith 50 mL of H₂O, and then 20 ml con. HCl was added. The solids werecollected by filtration. This resulted in 7.0 g (83.5%) of5-amino-6-chloropyrimidine-4-thiol as yellow solid. LCMS[M−1]⁻ m/z:160.0.

Step 2:

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of3-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanoic acid (10 g, 44.79 mmol, 1.0equiv) in dichloromethane (DCM) (100 mL). This was followed by theaddition of oxalic dichloride (11.37 g, 89.59 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dropwisewith stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr atroom temperature and concentrated. This resulted in 10.7 g (98.8%) ofbenzyl N-(3-chloro-3-oxopropyl) carbamate as colorless oil.

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of5-amino-6-chloropyrimidine-4-thiol (7 g, 43.31 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in NMP(60 mL). This was followed by the addition of a solution of abovesynthesized benzyl N-(3-chloro-3-oxopropyl)carbamate (12.56 g, 51.97mmol, 1.2 equiv) in NMP (40 mL) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at 100° C., cooled down anddiluted with 100 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with3×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied ontoa silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). Thisresulted in 8.5 g (56.2%) of benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate aswhite solid. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 349.0.

Step 3:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (1.4g, 4.01 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in dimethylformamide (DMF) (15 mL),1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (0.61 g, 4.81 mmol, 1.2 equiv),K₂CO₃ (1.11 g, 8.02 mmol, 2.0 equiv) and CuI (76 mg, 0.40 mmol, 0.10equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 80° C., cooleddown and the solids were filtered out. The resulting solution wasdiluted with 50 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied ontoa silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (2:1). Thisresulted in 900 mg (51.1%) of benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas yellow oil. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.44-8.29 (m, 3H), 7.70 (t,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.49 (m, 1H), 7.45-7.26 (m, 6H), 5.02 (s, 2H), 4.89(d, J=5.9 Hz, 2H), 3.49 (s, 2H), 3.25 (s, 2H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 439.1

Step 4:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(900 mg, 2.05 mmol, 1.0 equiv), HBr in AcOH (40%) (10 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 1 hr at room temperature and diluted with 50 mLof H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×30 mL of ethylacetate and the aqueous layers combined. The pH value of the solutionwas adjusted to 12 with NaOH (10%). The resulting solution was extractedwith 4×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. This resulted in 500 mg(80.0%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.55 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 1H),8.39-8.27 (m, 3H), 7.71 (ddd, J=10.1, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (dt, J=8.6,4.5 Hz, 1H), 4.91 (dd, J=6.1, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 3.32 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.19(t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 305.1

Example 1.9 Experimental Procedures for Common Reference Compounds:Preparation of Reference Compound Int-2

Scheme 5 depicts a synthetic route for preparing compound Int-2.

Step 1:

To a solution of 3-amino-4-pyridinol (2.50 g; 22.70 mmol; 1.00 eq.) inDMF (45 mL) was added N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-beta-alanine (4.30 g;22.70 mmol; 1.00 eq.) triethylamine (6.35 mL; 45.41 mmol; 2.00 eq.) and1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU) (10.36 g; 27.24 mmol; 1.20 eq.). Thesolution was stirred at room temperature for 15 h. The solution wasdiluted with water and extracted with EtOAc, organic layers werecombined and washed with brine, dried and concentrated to give crudeoil, the crude oil was purified by column chromatography(Hexanes/EtOAc=0:100) to give tert-butylN-{2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl)}carbamate (5.7 g, 89%).LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 281.9.

Step 2:

To polymer supported PPh₃ (7 g) in DCM (5 mL) was added1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloroethane (1.47 g; 0.01 mol; 1.25 eq.) andtriethylamine (3.48 mL; 24.88 mmol; 5.00 eq.), after 5 min, the solidsample of tert-butylN-{2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl}carbamate (1.40 g; 4.98mmol; 1.00 eq.) was added. The mixture was stirred for 1 hr at roomtemperature, additional 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloroethane (1.0 g) andTriethylamine (1 mL) were added. After stirred for additional 10 min,HPLC showed the reaction was mostly completed. The mixture was dilutedwith DCM and AcCN, filtered to remove the resin, and the filtrate wasconcentrated to give crude product, which was purified by columnchromatography (Hexanes/EtOAc=100:0 to 0 to 95%) to give tert-butylN-(2-{[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)carbamate (0.8 g, 61%yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 8.94 (d, J=1.0 Hz, 1H), 8.48(d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J=5.6, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 3.65 (q,J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 3.12 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 1.37 (s, 9H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z:263.7.

Step 3:

To a solution of tert-butylN-(2-{[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)carbamate (0.90 g; 3.42mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (15 mL) at 0° C. was added 3-chloroperoxybenzoicacid (1.18 g; 6.84 mmol; 2.00 eq.), after stirred at 0° C. for 2 h, themixture was warmed to room temperature and was further stirred for 3 h.The mixture was diluted with DCM, washed with Sat. NaHCO₃ and brine,dried and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified bycolumn chromatography (DCM/MeOH/NH₃=90:9:1) to give2-(2-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olate(0.68 g, 71.2%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.77 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H),8.19 (dd, J=7.0, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (t, J=5.8 Hz,1H), 3.38 (q, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.04 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.30 (s, 9H), 1.26(s, 1H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 280.8.

Step 4:

To a solution of (3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine bis HCl salt (0.73 g;3.65 mmol; 1.50 eq.) and2-(2-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olate(0.68 g; 2.43 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF (10 mL) was added Hunig's baseDIPEA (1.70 mL; 9.74 mmol; 4.00 eq.) andbromo[tri(1-pyrrolidinyl)]phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (1.70 g; 3.65mmol; 1.50 eq.). The mixture was stirred for 6 h at room temperature,and was diluted with EtOAc, washed with Sat. NH₄Cl and Sat. NaHCO₃ andbrine. The organic layer was separated, dried and concentrated to givecrude product, which was purified by column chromatography(DCM/MeOH/NH₃=90:9:1) to give tert-butylN-[2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(1.5 g, >100%)). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 388.2.

Step 5:

To the above intermediate from step 4 tert-butylN-[2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(1.5 g) was added 4N HCl in dioxane (6 mL, 16 mmol). The mixture wasstirred until completion, the solvent was decanted and the remainingsolid was concentrated and added NH₃ in MeOH (7 N) to pH=9, theresulting mixture was concentrated again, the residue was diluted withwater, the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, driedunder vacuum to give2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(0.51 g, 73% from step 4)¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39-8.26 (m, 1H),7.89 (dd, J=5.8, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.37 (dt, J=8.6, 4.4Hz, 1H), 6.93 (dd, J=5.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.29 (s,6H), 2.99 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 388.2.

Example 1.10 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 13)

Scheme 6 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Into a 20-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amineInt-2 (150 mg, 0.498 mmol, 1 equiv), 2-ethenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole(71.75 mg, 0.498 mmol, 1 equiv), CH₃CN (4 mL), Et₃N (151.07 mg, 1.493mmol, 3 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 h at 80° C. inan oil bath. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions:Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD, 19*150 mm 5 um 10 nm; mobile phase, water(0.1% FA) and ACN; Detector, 254 nm. This resulted in 54.3 mg (25.29%)of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amineas a brown solid. H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 8.36 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.65 (m, 1H), 7.44-7.32 (m, 3H),7.23-7.03 (m, 3H), 6.90 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.85-4.54 (m, 2H), 3.16-2.88(m, 8H); LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+1]⁺: 432.

Example 1.11 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 2)

Scheme 7 depicts a synthetic route for the preparation of an exemplarycompound.

Step 1:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed 1,3-diethyl2-aminopropanedioate (3 g, 17.12 mmol, 1 equiv),3-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanoic acid (3.82 g, 17.11 mmol, 1.00equiv), hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT) (2.31 g, 17.11 mmol, 1.00 equiv),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (4.43 g, 34.22 mmol, 2.00 equiv), andDCM (50 mL). This was followed by the addition ofN-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC.HCl)(4.92 g, 25.66 mmol, 1.50 equiv), in portions at 0° C. The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 h at 25° C. The reaction was then quenchedby the addition of 100 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution wasextracted with 3×50 mL of dichloromethane, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn and eluted with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). Thisresulted in 5 g (76%) of 1,3-diethyl2-(3-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanamido)propanedioate as whitesolid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 381.2

Step 2:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed 1,3-diethyl2-(3-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanamido)propanedioate (3 g, 7.88mmol, 1.00 equiv), methanimidamide hydrochloride (698.5 mg, 8.67 mmol,1.10 equiv), MeOH (30 mL) and CH₃ONa (894.7 mg, 16.56 mmol, 2.10 equiv).The resulting solution was stirred for 2 h at 65° C. in an oil bath. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of 100 mL of water/ice. Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate andorganic layer combined. Organic layer was washed with 1×100 mL of Brine,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue wasapplied onto a silica gel column and eluted with ethyl acetate/petroleumether (1:1). This resulted in 2.1 g (80%) of benzylN-[2-[(6-hydroxy-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamateas white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 333.1.

Step 3:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-[2-[(6-hydroxy-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamate(2 g, 6.01 mmol, 1.00 equiv), POCl₃ (20 mL, 214.56 mmol, 35.65 equiv).The resulting solution was stirred for 2 h at 100° C. in an oil bath,cooled down, and concentrated. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 100 mL of water/ice. The pH value of the solution wasadjusted to 7 with solid Na₂CO₃. The resulting solution was extractedwith 3×50 mL of dichloromethane and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column andeluted with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). This resulted in 600 mg(29%) of benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate asyellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 333.1.

Step 4:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (600mg, 1.80 mmol, 1.00 equiv), 1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (227.5mg, 1.80 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMF (5 mL), triethylamine (TEA) (273.7 mg,2.70 mmol, 1.50 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 3 h at100° C. in an oil bath, cooled down and diluted with 20 mL of ethylacetate (EA). Organic layer was washed with 3×20 ml of brine, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue waspurified by flash column eluted with ethyl acetate. This resulted in 530mg (69%) of benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 422.2.

Step 5:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(530 mg, 1.25 mmol, 1.00 equiv), HBr in AcOH (40%, 5 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 2 h at 25° C. The resulting mixture wasconcentrated under vacuum. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 20 mL of water/ice. The pH value of the solution wasadjusted to 7-8 with solid Na₂CO₃. The resulting solution was extractedwith 3×20 mL of dichloromethane, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,and concentrated under vacuum. This resulted in 365 mg (100%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 288.1.

Step 6:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(365 mg, 1.26 mmol, 1.00 equiv), N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (243.3mg, 1.26 mmol, 1.00 equiv), ACN (5 mL), TEA (256.2 mg, 2.52 mmol, 2.00equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 h at 80° C. in an oilbath, cooled down, and concentrated. The residue was applied onto asilica gel column and eluted with ethyl acetate. This resulted in 202 mg(33%) of3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamideas white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 481.2.

Step 7:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide(202 mg, 0.420 mmol, 1 equiv), Fe (70.4 mg, 1.261 mmol, 3.00 equiv),AcOH (5 mL). The reaction was stirred at 80° C. for 2 h, cooled down andconcentrated. The residue was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O. The pH valuewas adjusted to 7-8 with saturated Na₂CO₃ aq. and extracted with 3×20 mLof dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with 30 ml of brine,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. Thecrude reaction mixture was filtered again and subjected to reversepreparative HPLC (Prep-C18, 5 mM XBridge column, 19×150 mm, waters;gradient elution of 5% MeCN in water to 5% MeCN in water over a 2 minperiod, 5% MeCN in water to 30% MeCN in water over another 12 minperiod, where both solvents contain 0.1% FA). This resulted in 51.0 mg(27%) of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.15 (s, 1H), 8.40 (s, 1H),8.33-8.32 (m, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.72-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.35 (m, 3H),7.71-7.07 (m, 2H), 4.87 (s, 2H), 3.06-2.93 (m, 8H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺m/z: 433.2.

Example 1.12 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 14)

Scheme 8 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 2-L 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed pyridin-3-amine (20g, 212.50 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (500 mL). This was followed by theaddition of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (NaHMDS) (1 M in THF) (426mL, 2.0 equiv) dropwise at 20° C. After addition, the mixture wasstirred for 1 h. To the mixture was added di-tert-butyl dicarbonate(Boc₂O) (51.0 g, 233.75 mmol, 1.1 equiv), in portions and stirred for 3hr at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the additionof 1 L of water, extracted with 2×1 L of ethyl acetate, and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate. Filtered and concentrated under vacuum, theresidue was purified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleumether (1:2). 30 g (73%) of tert-butyl N-(pyridin-3-yl)carbamate wasobtained as yellow solid.

Step 2:

Into a 1-L 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed tert-butylN-(pyridin-3-yl)carbamate (18 g, 92.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (300 mL).This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexane) (93 mL,93.00 mmol, 2.5 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. After additionthe mixture was warmed to 0° C. and stirred for 2 hr. The temperaturewas cooled to −78° C. again, S₈ (3.56 g, 111.25 mmol, 1.2 equiv) wasadded in one portion. The mixture was stirred for 1 hr at roomtemperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 100 mL ofwater. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 3-4 with HCl (3N inH₂O), extracted with 2×200 ml of dichloromethane, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate. Filtered, the filtrate was concentrated. The residue waspurified by column chromatography with dichloromethane/methanol (25:1).7.2 g (34%) of tert-butyl N-(4-sulfanylpyridin-3-yl)carbamate wasobtained as yellow solid.

Step 3:

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-(4-sulfanylpyridin-3-yl)carbamate (7.2 g, 1.0 equiv), DCM (100 mL),HCl (g)(2 M in EA, 32 mL, 2 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 12 hr atroom temperature. Filtered and the solid was collected and used to thenext step directly without further purification. 6.1 g (96%) of3-aminopyridine-4-thiol dihydrochloride was obtained as yellow solid.

Step 4:

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-(3-chloro-3-oxopropyl)carbamate (8.7 g, 36.00 mmol, 1.2 equiv),N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) (100 mL), 3-aminopyridine-4-thioldihydrochloride (6 g, 30.14 mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture was stirredfor 2 hr at 100° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature.The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 with NaHCO₃ (aq, 100 mL),extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washedwith 3×100 ml of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Filtered,the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified bycolumn chromatography with (EA/PE=1:1). 6.9 g (73%) of benzylN-(2-[[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate was obtained asdark yellow solid.

Step 5:

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-(2-[[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (7.0 g, 22.34mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (140 mL), m-CPBA (7.7 g, 44.67 mmol, 2.0 equiv).The mixture was stirred for 12 hr at room temperature. Extracted with100 mL of NaHCO₃(aq) and the organic layers was combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate. Filtered and the filtrate was concentratedunder vacuum. The residue was purified by column chromatography withdichloromethane/methanol (100:3). 6.8 g (92%) of2-(2-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olatewas obtained as white solid.

Step 6:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-(2-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olate(1.5 g, 4.55 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (30 mL),1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine hydrochloride (1.1 g, 6.83 mmol, 1.5equiv), DIEA (5.9 g, 45.54 mmol, 10.0 equiv), PyBrOP (3.2 g, 6.83 mmol,1.5 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 16 hr at 25° C. The reactionsolution was diluted with 30 mL of H₂O, extracted with 100 mL of ethylacetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Filter out the solid, thefiltrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified bysilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2). 1.2 g (60.%)of benzylN-[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamatewas obtained as white solid.

Step 7:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(1.2 g, 1.0 equiv), HBr in AcOH (15%) (12 mL). The mixture was stirredfor 3 hr at room temperature. The reaction solution was diluted with 30mL of H₂O, extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the aqueouslayers was combined. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 10with K₂CO₃ solid. Then extracted with 2×100 mL of dichloromethane andthe organic layers was combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated. 800 mg (96%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as white solid.

Step 8:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(400 mg, 1.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CH₃CN (10 mL),N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (253.4 mg, 1.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv), TEA(133.4 mg, 1.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 16 hr atroom temperature. The residue was purified directly by Prep-HPLC withthe following conditions: Column, C18-120 g; mobile phase, CH₃CN/H₂O(0.05% NH₄OH) from 30% to 100% within 12 min, 70 mL/min, Detector 254nm. 450 mg (69%) of3-[[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamidewas obtained as yellow oil.

Step 9:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed3-[[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide(450 mg, 0.91 mmol, 1.0 equiv), HOAc (5 mL), Fe (202.9 mg, 3.63 mmol,4.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 1 hr at 60° C. The reactionmixture was cooled and diluted with 30 mL of H₂O. The pH value of thesolution was adjusted to 8 with K₂CO₃ solid, extracted with 2×60 mL ofethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The crude productwas purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions (IntelFlash-1):Column, C18-120 g; mobile phase, CH₃CN/H₂O (0.05% NH₄OH) from 20% to100% within 12 min, 70 mL/min, detector 254 nm. 86.7 mg (21%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a light yellow solid. ¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ8.40-8.37 (m, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.46-7.37(m, 3H), 7.30-7.26 (m, 1H), 7.14-7.09 (m, 3H), 4.85 (dd, J=5.4, 1.8 Hz,2H), 3.23 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.09-2.96 (m, 6H). LC-MS (ES, m/z): [M+H]:448.

Example 1.13 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 1)

Scheme 9 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(490 mg, 1.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv), N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (309.4mg, 1.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv), TsOH (138.62 mg, 0.80 mmol, 0.5 equiv), ACN(5 mL). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at 40° C., cooleddown and concentrated. The resulting solution was diluted with 20 mL ofH₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with 2×20 mL of ethyl acetateand the organic layers combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (10:1). This resulted in 200 mg (25.0%) of3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide as light yellow oil. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.25(m, 3H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.93 (dd, J=8.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.77-7.58 (m, 3H),7.52-7.26 (m, 2H), 4.86 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.29 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.09(t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.94 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 2.56 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H).[M+1]⁺ m/z: 497.1

Step 2:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a solution of3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide(200 mg, 0.40 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in AcOH (3 mL), Fe (89.98 mg, 1.61 mmol,4.0 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 80° C.,cooled down and concentrated. The resulting solution was diluted with 3mL of ACN. The solids were filtered out. The residue was purified byreverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min;detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 89.6 mg (49.5%) of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas grey solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.38-8.25 (m, 3H), 7.70 (ddd,J=10.2, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.48-7.32 (m, 3H), 7.15-7.03 (m, 2H), 4.88 (d,J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 3.23 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.10-2.90 (m, 6H). LCMS: [M+1]⁺m/z: 449.2

Example 1.14 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-benzyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 4)

Scheme 10 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (620mg, 1.77 mmol, 1.00 equiv), 1-phenylmethanamine (190.47 mg, 1.77 mmol,1.00 equiv), DMF (5 mL), TEA (269.79 mg, 2.66 mmol, 1.5 equiv). Thereaction was stirred for 3 h at 100° C. cooled down and diluted with 20mL of EA. Organic layer was washed with 3×20 ml of brine, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue waspurified by flash column eluted with ethyl acetate. This resulted in 780mg (100%) of benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-methoxypyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 420.1.

Step 2:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed benzylN-[2-[7-(benzylamino)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl]carbamate(780 mg, 1.85 mmol, 1.00 equiv), HBr in AcOH (40%) (10 mL). Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 h at 25° C. The resulting mixturewas concentrated under vacuum. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 20 mL of water/ice. The pH value of the solution wasadjusted to 7-8 with solid Na₂CO₃. The resulting solution was extractedwith 3×20 mL of dichloromethane dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated under vacuum. This resulted in 600 mg (crude) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-benzyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine asyellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 286.1.

Step 3:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-benzyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine (590 mg,2.06 mmol, 1 equiv), N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (397 mg, 2.06 mmol,1.00 equiv), ACN (10 mL), TEA (331 mg, 3.27 mmol, 1.5 equiv). Thereaction was stirred for 16 h at 80° C., cooled down and concentrated.The residue was purified by a flash column eluted with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1/1). This resulted in 500 mg (50%) of3-([2-[7-(benzylamino)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl]amino)-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamideas yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 429.2.

Step 4:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed3-([2-[7-(benzylamino)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl]amino)-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide(500 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1.00 equiv), Fe (175.4 mg, 3.12 mmol, 3.00 equiv),AcOH (10 mL). The reaction was stirred at 80° C. for 2 h, cooled downand concentrated. The residue was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O. The pHvalue was adjusted to 7-8 with saturated Na₂CO₃ aq. and extracted with3×20 mL of dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with 30 ml ofbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated.The crude reaction mixture was filtered again and subjected to reversepreparative HPLC (Prep-C18, 5 mM XBridge column, 19×150 mm, waters;gradient elution of 5% MeCN in water to 5% MeCN in water over a 2 minperiod, 5% MeCN in water to 30% MeCN in water over another 12 minperiod, where both solvents contain 0.1% FA). This resulted in 59 mg(13%) of2-(2-[[2-(3a,7a-dihydro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-benzyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.15 (s, 1H), 8.63-8.59 (m,1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.32-7.21 (m, 4H), 7.19-7.10 (m,1H), 7.09-7.07 (m, 2H), 4.71-4.69 (d, J=6 Hz, 2H), 3.24-3.19 (m, 2H),3.04-2.96 (m, 6H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 430.4.

Example 1.15 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 5)

Example 15 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with pyridin-2-ylmethanamine. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.56-8.40 (m, 2H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 2H), 7.77-7.65 (m,1H), 7.43 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 2H), 7.34-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.15-7.06 (m, 2H),4.84-4.75 (m, 2H), 3.30 (s, 2H), 3.13 (s, 4H), 3.04 (s, 2H). [M+1]⁺ m/z:431.2

Example 1.16 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 8)

Example 16 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with (5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine. ¹H NMR (300MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ12.16 (s, 1H), 8.59 (m, 1H), 8.49-8.48 (m, 1H), 8.30 (s,1H), 7.66-7.59 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.34 (m, 3H), 7.10-7.07 (m, 2H), 4.77 (d,J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.25-3.20 (m, 2H), 3.02-2.96 (m, 6H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺m/z: 449.5.

Example 1.17 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 9)

Example 17 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with 1-(pyrimidin-2-yl)methanamine. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,DMSO-d₆, ppm): 12.16 (br, 1H), 8.74 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 8.41 (br, 1H),8.26 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.36 (m, 3H), 7.11-7.08 (m, 2H), 4.87 (d, J=6.0 Hz,2H), 3.26-3.22 (m, 2H), 3.30-2.97 (m, 6H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 432.1.

Example 1.18 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-methoxypyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 11)

Example 18 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with 1-(3-methoxypyridin-2-yl)methanamine. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.34 (s, 1H), 8.27-8.17 (m, 1H), 8.09 (dd, J=4.7,1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.06-7.97 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.40 (m, 3H), 7.31 (dd, J=8.3, 4.7Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.06 (m, 2H), 4.77 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.28(t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.18-3.05 (m, 4H), 3.05-2.96 (m, 2H). LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z: 461.2.

Example 1.19 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 6)

Example 19 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with 1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)methanamine. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm) δ 8.47-8.45 (m, 1H), 8.33-8.32 (m, 1H),8.25-8.18 (m, 2H), 7.97-7.94 (m, 1H), 7.48-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.12-7.08 (m,2H), 4.89-4.87 (m, 2H), 3.29-3.25 (m, 2H), 3.13-2.99 (m, 6H). LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z: 465.2.

Example 1.20 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 12)

Example 20 was synthesized similar to Example 14 replacing1-phenylmethanamine with 1-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanamine. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ12.15 (s, 1H), 8.39-80.37 (m, 2H), 8.19-8.16 (m,1H), 7.63 (d, J=9 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.42 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.22 (m, 1H),7.12-7.06 (m, 2H), 4.77 (d, J=3 Hz, 2H), 3.26-3.22 (m, 2H), 3.05-2.94(m, 6H), 2.35 (s, 3H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 445.3.

Example 1.21 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(4-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 15)

Scheme 11 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 2-fluoro-6-nitroaniline(1.0 g, 6.40 mmol, 1.0 equiv), MeOH (20 mL), 10% Pd/C (100 mg). Theresulting solution was stirred for 4 hr at room temperature under H₂(2.0 atm). The solids were filtered out and concentrated. The residuewas purified by flash column eluted with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether(1/2). This resulted in 700 mg (86.6%) of 3-fluorobenzene-1,2-diamine asblack solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 127.1

Step 2:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 3-fluorobenzene-1,2-diamine(500 mg, 3.96 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 3-chloropropanoic acid (645.27 mg, 5.94mmol, 1.5 equiv), HCl (4M, 10 mL). The resulting solution was stirredfor 4 hr at 100° C., cooled down and purified by reverse flashchromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel;mobile phase, ACN in water (0.1% FA), 5% to 35% gradient in 10 min;detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 200 mg (25.4%) of2-(2-chloroethyl)-4-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazole as white solid. [M+1]⁺m/z: 199.0

Step 3:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(150 mg, 0.49 mmol, 1.0 equiv), ACN (3 mL),2-(2-chloroethyl)-4-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (97.9 mg, 0.49 mmol, 1.0equiv), DIEA (191.1 mg, 1.48 mmol, 3.0 equiv), KI (81.8 mg, 0.49 mmol,1.0 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 24 hr at 80° C.,cooled down and diluted with 5 mL of ACN. The solids were filtered out.The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (Prep-HPLC-013): Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150mm 5 um 10 nm; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (7% Phase B up to22% in 8 min); Detector, uv. This resulted in 37.2 mg (16.1%) of2-(2-[[2-(4-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.25 (m, 3H), 8.21 (s,1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (dt, J=8.6, 4.4 Hz, 1H),7.25 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (td, J=8.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 6.97-6.84 (m, 1H),4.87 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.24 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.15-3.02 (m, 6H).[M+1]⁺ m/z: 467.2

Example 1.22 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(5-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 3)

Scheme 12 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed5-fluoro-2-nitroaniline (5.0 g, 32.02 mmol, 1.0 equiv), acetone (100mL), K₂CO₃ (17.71 g, 128.11 mmol, 4.0 equiv). This was followed by theaddition of prop-2-enoyl chloride (8.70 g, 96.08 mmol, 3.0 equiv)dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for24 hr at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 100 mL of water. The resulting solution was extracted with3×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied ontoa silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:50). Thisresulted in 2.7 g (40.1%) of N-(5-fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide asyellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 211.0

Step 2:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(400 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.0 equiv), ACN (5 mL),N-(5-fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (276.2 mg, 1.34 mmol, 1.0equiv), TsOH (113.2 mg, 0.65 mmol, 0.5 equiv). The resulting solutionwas stirred for 16 hr at 40° C., cooled down and diluted with 5 mL ofH₂O. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with thefollowing conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN inwater, 30% to 90% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resultedin 290 mg (42.9%) ofN-(5-fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)-3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]propanamideas yellow oil. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 515.1

Step 3:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN-(5-fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)-3-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]propanamide(200 mg, 0.39 mmol, 1.0 equiv), AcOH (3 mL), Iron powder (86.8 mg, 1.55mmol, 4.0 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 80° C.,cooled down and diluted with 5 mL ACN. The solids were filtered out. Theresidue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the followingconditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water (0.1%NH₄H₂O), 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. Thisresulted in 31.7 mg (17.5%) of2-(2-{[2-(5-fluoro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas yellow solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.25 (m, 3H), 8.19 (s,1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.1, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.23 (dd,J=9.6, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (ddd, J=9.9, 8.7, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 4.92-4.83 (m,2H), 3.26 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.06-2.99 (m, 6H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 467.2

Example 1.23 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl](methyl)amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 10)

Scheme 13 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Into a 8-mL vial, was placed a mixture of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(250 mg, 0.56 mmol, 1 equiv), (HCHO)n (33 mg, 1.12 mmol, 2 equiv),NaBH₃CN (105 mg, 1.672 mmol, 3 equiv), sodium acetate (AcONa) (137 mg,1.67 mmol, 3 equiv) and MeOH (3.0 mL). The reaction mixture was stirredfor 16 hours at room temperature. The mixture was diluted with 10 mL ofH₂O, extracted with 3×10 mL of dichloromethane, the combined organiclayers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions:Column, XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 5 um, 19*150 mm; mobile phase,Water (0.05% NH₃H₂O) and ACN (21% Phase B up to 36% in 8 min); Detector,UV 254 nm. This resulted in 120.5 mg (47%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl](methyl)amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): 12.13 (br, 1H),8.38-8.30 (m, 3H), 7.73-7.67 m, 1H), 7.43-7.36 (m, 3H), 7.12-7.06 (m,2H), 4.89-4.87 (m, 2H), 3.30-3.24 (m, 2H), 3.00-2.81 (m, 6H), 2.35 (s,3H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 463.2.

Example 1.24 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 16)

Scheme 14 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed ethyl2-(3a,7a-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)acetate (1.2 g, 5.79 mmol, 1.00equiv), MeOH (15 mL). This was followed by the addition of NaBH₄ (0.44g, 11.58 mmol, 2.00 equiv) in portions at 0° C. The resulting solutionwas stirred for 2 h at 25° C. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 100 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution was extractedwith 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn and eluted with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/1). Thisresulted in 490 mg (51%) of 2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)ethan-1-ol as yellowoil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 164.1.

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Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-(3a,7a-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)ethan-1-ol (100 mg, 0.60 mmol, 1.00equiv), DCM (5 mL), TEA (128.6 mg, 1.27 mmol, 2.10 equiv). This wasfollowed by the addition of a solution of methanesulfonyl chloride(MsCl) (72.8 mg, 0.63 mmol, 1.05 equiv) in DCM (1 mL) dropwise withstirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 5 min at 0° C.in a water/ice bath. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of30 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×5 mL ofdichloromethane, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentratedunder vacuum. This resulted in 170 mg (crude) of2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)ethyl methanesulfonate as yellow solid. LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z: 242.0.

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Into a 40-mL vial, was placed 2-(3a,7a-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)ethylmethanesulfonate (200 mg, 0.82 mmol, 1.00 equiv), ACN, TEA (166.38 mg,1.64 mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 1 h at60° C. in an oil bath. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of20 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×5 mL ofdichloromethane and washed with 1×10 mL of brine. The mixture was driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residuewas applied onto a silica gel column and eluted with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1/20) to give 2-vinylbenzo[d]oxazole 110 mg(90%) as yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 146.2.

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Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(110 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.00 equiv), 2-ethenyl-3a,7a-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazole(53 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.00 equiv), ACN (5 mL), TEA (55 mg, 0.54 mmol, 1.50equiv). The reaction was stirred at 80° C. for 16 h, cooled down andconcentrated. The residue was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O and extractedwith 3×10 mL of dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with 20 mlof brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered andconcentrated. The crude reaction mixture was filtered again andsubjected to reverse preparative HPLC (Prep-C18, 5 mM XBridge column,19×150 mm, waters; gradient elution of 5% MeCN in water to 5% MeCN inwater over a 2 min period, 5% MeCN in water to 30% MeCN in water overanother 12 min period, where both solvents contain 0.1% FA). Thisresulted in 20.8 mg (12%) of2-(2-[[2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas yellow solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.35-8.24 (m, 3H), 7.77-7.61(m, 3H), 7.41-7.28 (m, 3H), 4.87 (d, J=6 Hz, 2H), 3.54-3.34 (m, 2H),3.19-3.06 (m, 4H), 3.04-2.99 (m, 2H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 450.2.

Example 1.25 Synthesis of2-(2-{[(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 7)

Scheme 15 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(150 mg, 0.49 mmol, 1.0 equiv), EtOH (5 mL),1H-1,3-benzodiazole-2-carbaldehyde (108 mg, 0.74 mmol, 1.5 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 12 hr at room temperature. NaBH₄(37.3 mg, 0.98 mmol, 2.0 equiv) was added and the resulting solution wasstirred for 6 hr at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched bythe addition of 5 mL of water/ice. The resulting solution was dilutedwith 10 mL of DMF and purified by reverse flash chromatography with thefollowing conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN inwater, 20% to 50% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resultedin 54.3 mg (25.3%) of2-(2-{[(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.27 (m, 3H), 8.16 (s,1H), 7.70 (dd, J=10.3, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 7.38 (dt,J=8.6, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.13-7.11 (m, 2H), 4.88 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.99 (s,2H), 3.27 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.04 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 2H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z:435.1.

Example 1.26 Synthesis of2-{1-[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]azetidin-3-yl}-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 20)

Scheme 16 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

To a solution of 4,6-dichloro-5-pyrimidinamine (500.00 mg; 3.05 mmol;1.00 eq.) and (3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine bis-hydrogen chloridesalt (1213.79 mg; 6.10 mmol; 2.00 eq.) in nBuOH (10 mL) was addedtriethylamine (1.70 mL; 12.20 mmol; 4.00 eq.). The mixture was heated inmicrowave reactor at 150° C. for 1 hr. The solution was cooled anddiluted with water, the resulting precipitates were collected byfiltration and was dried under vacuum to give6-chloro-N4-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]pyrimidine-4,5-diamine 900 mg(>100%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.35 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.68(ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.43-7.31 (m, 2H), 5.12(s, 2H), 4.76 (dd, J=5.5, 1.8 Hz, 2H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z 253.2, 255.4.

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To a solution of 1-[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]azetidine-3-carboxylic acid(370.94 mg; 1.58 mmol; 2.00 eq.) in DCM (1 mL) was added 1 drop of DMFfollowed by oxalyl chloride (0.14 mL; 1.58 mmol; 2.00 eq.) at roomtemperature. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 h and was concentrated togive benzyl 3-(chlorocarbonyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate as crude oil. Thecrude acid chloride was diluted with DMA (dimethylacetamide, 1 mL) andwas added6-chloro-N4-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]pyrimidine-4,5-diamine (200.00mg; 0.79 mmol; 1.00 eq.). After stirred for 1 h, the mixture was dilutedwith EtOAc and Sat. NaHCO₃, the organic layers were combined andconcentrated, and the solid was washed with DCM/Hexane and isolated byfiltration to give benzyl3-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]azetidine-1-carboxylate370 mg (99%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.64 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H),8.18-8.13 (m, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.67 (t, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.32 (m,6H), 5.03 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 2H), 4.72 (s, 2H), 4.09 (s, 4H), 3.58 (s, 1H).LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z 471.1.

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To a suspension of benzyl3-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]azetidine-1-carboxylate(70.00 mg; 0.15 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide(81.17 mg; 0.20 mmol; 1.35 eq.). The mixture was heated at 95° C. for 25min, cooled and was concentrated to give a crude oil. Purification bycolumn chromatography (Hexanes/EtOAc=1:9, 1% Et3N) gave benzyl3-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate36 mg (54%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 8.51 (d, J=3.4 Hz, 1H),8.44 (s, 1H), 7.47-7.23 (m, 7H), 5.14 (d, J=3.3 Hz, 2H), 5.00 (s, 2H),4.46 (td, J=9.0, 3.0 Hz, 2H), 4.39 (q, J=7.5, 5.7 Hz, 2H), 4.19 (dd,J=7.6, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.19-4.07 (m, 1H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 451.1.

Step 4:

To a solution of3-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)azetidine-1-carboxylate(160 mg 0.36 mmol, 1.00 eq)) in DCM (3 mL) was added boron tribromide(0.70 mL; 1.00 mol/L; 0.70 mmol; 1.94 eq.). The mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 30 min, and was concentrated to give a crudeproduct, the crude product was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAc,the aq layer was separated and was treated with NaOH, the aqueous layerwas extracted again with EtOAc (3×), organic layers combined, dried andconcentrated to give2-(azetidin-3-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(88 mg), which was used for next step without purification. LCMS [M+1]⁺m/z: 317.0.

Step 5:

To a solution of2-(azetidin-3-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(45.00 mg; 0.14 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in AcCN (2 mL) was addedN-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (30.07 mg; 0.16 mmol; 1.10 eq.) andtriethylamine (0.04 mL; 0.28 mmol; 2.00 eq.). The mixture was stirredfor 15 hr and was then concentrated and diluted with AcOH (2 mL); iron(23.83 mg; 0.43 mmol; 3.00 eq.) was added, and the mixture was heated at80° C. for 2 h, cooled and concentrated to give a crude product, whichwas diluted with AcCN and water. The insoluble solid was filtered offand the filtrate was concentrated to give a crude oil, which waspurified by prep HPLC to give2-{1-[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]azetidin-3-yl}-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(23 mg, 35% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.27 (m, 3H), 8.19(s, 1H), 7.68 (t, J=9.7 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (q, J=4.3 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (dd,J=8.8, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd, J=6.0, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 4.86 (s, 2H), 4.02 (d,J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 3.66 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 2.89 (d, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 2.84 (d,J=6.3 Hz, 2H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 461.1.

Example 1.27 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino)}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 42)

Scheme 17 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL 3-neck round-bottom flask, was placed2-methyl-1H-imidazole (3.0 g, 36.54 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (30 mL), TEA(7.4 g, 73.13 mmol, 2.0 equiv). The mixture was cooled to 0° C.,followed by the addition of (chlorodiphenylmethyl)benzene (10.7 g, 38.38mmol, 1.05 equiv), which was added dropwise. The reaction was stirredovernight for 16 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched withH₂O (50 mL), the organic phase was separated out, dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel column with dichloromethane. 8 g (64%) of2-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole was obtained as a white solid.LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 325.

Step 2:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-methyl-1-(1,1,2-triphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole (5.0 g, 14.77 mmol, 1.0equiv), THF (50 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi (2.5 Min THF) (4.17 mL, 65.17 mmol, 3.0 equiv) at −78° C. After addition, themixture was stirred for 1 h at the same temperature. Then, HCOOEt (5.47g, 73.86 mmol, 5.0 equiv) was added and stirred for 1.5 h at −78° C. Thereaction was quenched by the addition of 20 mL of NHCl₄ (aq.), extractedwith 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate, the organic phase combined, dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuum.The residue was purified by silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:9). 3 g (55%) of2-[1-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde as light yellowsolid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 353.

Step 3:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(300 mg, 0.99 mmol, 1.0 equiv),2-[1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazolidin-2-yl]ethan-1-ol (521 mg, 1.45 mmol,1.5 equiv), CHCl₃/EtOH=3/1 (8 mL), and AcOH (119 mg, 1.98 mmol, 2.0equiv). The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. This wasfollowed by the addition NaBH₃CN (186 mg, 2.96 mmol, 3.0 equiv) andstirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of 5 mL ofwater. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL ofdichloromethane, the organic phase combined, dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. 300 mg (crude) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[1-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a brown solid and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 641.

Step 4:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[1-(triphenylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(300 mg, crude of last step), DCM (5 mL), and 4N HCl in dioxane (10 mL).The mixture was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. After cooled to roomtemperature, the reaction was concentrated in vacuum. The reside waspurified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: SunFire Prep C18 5um 19*150 mm, CH₃CN/H₂O (0.2% FA), from 5% to 35% in 10 min, 20 mL/min,detector, UV 220 nm. 81.8 mg ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a white solid in formic acid salt (partial). ¹HNMR: (300MHz, DMSO-d6, ppm): δ 8.45 (br, 1H), 8.36-8.33 (m, 2H), 7.75-7.69 (m,1H), 7.43-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.14 (s, 2H), 4.92 (d, 2H, J=5.7 Hz), 3.53-3.40(m, 4H), 3.32-3.12 (m, 4H). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M−HCOOH+H]⁺: 399.

Example 1.28 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 35)

Scheme 18 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed (NH₄)₂CO₃ (3.62 g, 37.68mmol, 3.00 equiv), and AcOH (30.00 mL). The resulting solution wasstirred for 30 min at 100° C., and phenacyl bromide (2.50 g, 12.56 mmol,1.00 equiv) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for 5 hr at100° C., cooled down, and diluted with 50 mL of H₂O. The pH value of thesolution was adjusted to 12 with aq NaOH (10%). The resulting solutionwas extracted with 3×40 mL of dichloromethane and the organic layerswere combined. The resulting mixture was washed with 50 mL of brine,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated. This resulted in800 mg (40.2%) of 2-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazole as a light yellowsolid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 159.1

Step 2:

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-imidazole (800 mg, 5.05 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM(10.00 mL), and TEA (1023 mg, 10.11 mmol, 2.00 equiv). This was followedby the addition of triphenylmethyl chloride (1691 mg, 6.06 mmol, 1.20equiv) in portions at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hrat room temperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated, and theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1/8). This resulted in 1.7 g (83.94%) of2-methyl-4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole as a white solid. [M+1]⁺m/z: 401.2.

Step 3:

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2-methyl-4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl) imidazole (1.7 g, 4.24 mmol, 1.00equiv), and THF (20 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi inhexanes (5.10 mL, 12.75 mmol, 3.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78°C. The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at −78° C. To this wasadded HCOOEt (1.57 g, 21.21 mmol, 5.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring.The resulting solution was stirred for 30 min at −78° C., and thenquenched by the addition of 10 mL of NH₄Cl. The resulting solution wasextracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers werecombined, washed with 30 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/10). This resulted in 1.2 g(65.97%) of 2-[4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde aswhite solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 429.2.

Step 4:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(400 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.00 equiv), CH₃Cl (6.00 mL), EtOH (2.00 mL), and2-[4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde (675 mg, 1.57mmol, 1.20 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature. To this was added NaBH₃CN (206 mg, 3.28 mmol, 2.50 equiv)at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at roomtemperature, and then quenched by the addition of 10 mL of NH₄Cl. Theresulting solution was extracted with 2×20 mL of dichloromethane and theorganic layers were combined. The resulting mixture was washed with 30mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated. Thisresulted in 500 mg (53.07%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[5-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a light yellow oil. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 717.3.

Step 5:

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[5-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(500 mg, 0.69 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (3.00 mL), and HCl (gas) in1,4-dioxane (3.00 mL, 98.73 mmol, 141.56 equiv). The resulting solutionwas stirred for 16 hr at 25° C., concentrated, and diluted with 5 mL ofACN. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (Prep-HPLC-013): Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150mm 5 um 10 nm; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (7% Phase B up to22% in 8 min); Detector, uv. This resulted in 106.3 mg (32.12%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(4-phenyl-3H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.38-8.28 (m, 3H), 8.25(d, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.64 (m, 3H), 7.44-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.25 (m,2H), 7.20-7.10 (m, 1H), 4.89 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 3.30 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 2H),3.22-2.98 (m, 4H), 2.88 (q, J=6.4 Hz, 2H). [M+1]+m/z: 475.2.

Example 1.29 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(5-benzyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 43)

Scheme 19 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed imidazole (10.00g, 146.88 mmol, 1.00 equiv), CHCl₃ (200.00 mL), and TEA (22.30 g, 220.33mmol, 1.50 equiv). This was followed by the addition ofdimethylsulphamoyl-chloride (23.20 g, 161.57 mmol, 1.10 equiv) dropwisewith stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr atroom temperature, diluted with 100 mL of CHCl₃, and washed with 2×200 mLof brine. The mixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/1). This resulted in 23.0 g (89.37%) ofN,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide as a white solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 176.0.

Step 2:

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placedN,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (10.00 g, 57.07 mmol, 1.00 equiv)and THF (150.00 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi inhexane (24.00 mL, 60.00 mmol, 1.05 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78°C. The resulting solution was stirred for 15 min at −78° C. To this wasadded TBSCl (8.60 g, 57.07 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and the mixture stirred for1 hr at room temperature. To the mixture was added n-BuLi in hexane (23mL, 57.07 mmol, 1.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. Theresulting solution was stirred for 30 min at −78° C. BnBr (9.76 g, 57.07mmol, 1.00 equiv) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for 16hr at room temperature, and quenched by the addition of 30 mL of NH₄Cl.The resulting solution was extracted with 3×200 mL of ethyl acetate andthe organic layers were combined. The resulting mixture was washed with2×200 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/10). This resulted in 4.8 g (22.16%) of4-benzyl-2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamideas a white solid. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 380.2.

Step 3:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-benzyl-2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide(4.80 g, 12.64 mmol, 1.00 equiv), THF (50.00 mL), andtetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (TBAF) (1N in THF) (15.17 mL, 15.17 mmol,1.20 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at roomtemperature, concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gelcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/3). This resulted in 2.5 g(74.51%) of 4-benzyl-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide as a whitesolid. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 266.1.

Step 4:

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed4-benzyl-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (1.60 g, 6.03 mmol, 1.00equiv) and THF (20.00 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi(2.52 mL, 6.27 mmol, 1.04 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. Theresulting solution was stirred for 30 min at −78° C. To this was addedCH₃I (0.89 g, 6.27 mmol, 1.04 equiv) dropwise. The resulting solutionwas stirred for 16 hr at room temperature, and quenched by the additionof 20 mL of NH₄Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×30 mL ofethyl acetate and the organic layers were combined. The resultingmixture was washed with 2×20 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/4). This resulted in 1.1 g(65.30%) of 4-benzyl-N,N,2-trimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide as a lightyellow oil. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 280.1.

Step 5:

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed4-benzyl-N,N,2-trimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (1.20 g, 4.29 mmol, 1.00equiv) and THF (20.00 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi(5.15 mL, 12.85 mmol, 3.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. Theresulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at −78° C. To this was addedHCOOEt (1.59 g, 21.47 mmol, 5.00 equiv) dropwise and the mixture wasstirred for 30 min at −78° C. and quenched by the addition of 20 mL ofNH₄Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL of ethylacetate and the organic layers were combined. The resulting mixture waswashed with 20 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/3). This resulted in 300 mg (22.72%) of4-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide as a lightyellow oil. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 308.1.

Step 6:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(297 mg, 0.97 mmol, 1.00 equiv), CHCl₃ (3.00 mL), EtOH (1.00 mL),4-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide (300.00 mg,0.97 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and AcOH (5.8 mg, 0.10 mmol, 0.1 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature. To thiswas added NaBH₃CN (153 mg, 2.44 mmol, 2.50 equiv) at 0° C. The resultingsolution was stirred for 2 hr at room temperature, and diluted with 10mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×10 mL ofdichloromethane and the organic layers were combined. The resultingmixture was washed with 20 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated. This resulted in 400 mg (68.80%) of5-benzyl-2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamideas a light yellow solid. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 596.2.

Step 7:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed5-benzyl-2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N-dimethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide(400 mg, 0.67 mmol, 1.00 equiv), HCl (2M) (5.00 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 2 hr at 80° C., cooled down, and filtered. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions(Prep-HPLC-013): Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150 mm 5 um 10nm; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (10% Phase B up to 25% in 10min); Detector, uv 254 nm. This resulted in 39.1 mg (11.92%) of2-(2-[[2-(4-benzyl-3H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39-8.28 (m, 3H), 8.20 (s,1H), 7.71 (ddd, J=10.1, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dt, J=8.6, 4.5 Hz, 1H),7.30-7.11 (m, 5H), 6.57 (d, J=0.8 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.24(t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.05 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 2.93 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.74(t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 489.6.

Example 1.30 Synthesis ofN-[(3-azidopyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 17)

Scheme 20 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed 2-bromopyridine-3-carboxylicacid (10 g, 49.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv), TEA (5.5 g, 54.5 mmol, 1.1 equiv),and t-BuOH (150 mL). The flask was evacuated and flushed three timeswith nitrogen. This was followed by the addition of DPPA (14.3 g, 52.0mmol, 1.05 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 2 hr at 80° C. in an oilbath. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, quenched withH₂O (100 mL), extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate, and the organicphase was washed with 2×25 ml of Na₂CO₃ and 2×25 mL of brine. Themixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, andconcentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (3:1). 6.7 g (50%) of tert-butylN-(2-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate was obtained as a white solid. LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 273.

Step 2

Into a 1-L 4-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed tert-butylN-(2-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate (33.8 g, 123.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in THF(500 mL). The reaction was cooled to −78° C. This was followed by theaddition of n-BuLi (124.2 mL, 1318.5 mmol, 2.5 equiv) and the reactionstirred for 1 h at the same temperature. DMF (10.9 g, 148.5 mmol, 1.2equiv) was added and the temperature was allowed to warm to 0° C.Following this, the reaction was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was thenquenched by the addition of NH₄Cl(aq) (300 mL). The resulting solutionwas extracted with 3×200 mL of ethyl acetate, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified bysilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:1). 11.9 g (43%)of tert-butyl N-(2-formylpyridin-3-yl)carbamate was obtained as a yellowsolid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 222.

Step 3

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed tert-butylN-(2-formylpyridin-3-yl)carbamate (11.9 g, 53.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in EtOH(200 mL). This was followed by the addition of a solution of NH₂OH.HCl(3.91 g, 56.2 mmol, 1.05 equiv) in K₂CO₃ (1 mol/L in H₂O) with stirring.The reaction was stirred at r.t overnight. The mixture was concentratedand extracted with 3×100 mL of dichloromethane. The organic phase wasdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. 11.9 g(93%) of tert-butylN-[2-[(1E)-(hydroxyimino)methyl]pyridin-3-yl]carbamate was obtained as ayellow solid and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 238.

Step 4

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-[2-[(1E)-(hydroxyimino)methyl]pyridin-3-yl]carbamate (2.5 g, 10.5mmol, 1.0 equiv) in MeOH (100 mL), NH₃—H₂O (20 mL), and Pd/C (250 mg,10% Wt). The flask was evacuated and flushed three times with nitrogen,followed by flushing with hydrogen. The mixture was stirred overnight atroom temperature under an atmosphere of hydrogen. Following this, themixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue waspurified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1).2.2 g (94%) of tert-butyl N-[2-(aminomethyl)pyridin-3-yl]carbamate wasobtained as a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]+m/z: 224.

Step 5

Into a 40-mL sealed tube, was placed tert-butylN-[2-(aminomethyl)pyridin-3-yl]carbamate (2.2 g, 9.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv),benzyl N-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate(3.4 g, 9.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DMF (20 mL), and DIEA (2.6 g, 19.7 mmol,2.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 3 h at 100° C. in an oil bath.After cooling to room temperature, the reaction solution was dilutedwith cold water (20 mL). The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate(50 mL*2). The organic phase was washed with brine and dried overNa₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleumether (1:1). 1.45 g (28%) of benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino]pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamatewas obtained as a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 536.

Step 6

Into a 20-mL vial, was placed benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino]pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(793 mg, 1.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv), AcOH (3 mL), and HBr/AcOH (33%) (3 mL).The mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The residue wasdissolved in 20 ml of H₂O, extracted with 3×20 mL of ethyl acetate, andthe aqueous layers combined. The pH value of the solution was adjustedto 9 with K₂CO₃ solid, extracted with DCM/MeOH=10:1 (50 mL*3), and driedover Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo,409 mg (92%) of2-([[2-(2-aminoethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-aminewas obtained as a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 302.

Step 7

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2-([[2-(2-aminoethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amine(409 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv), ACN (40 mL, 1.0 mmol), NH₄OAc (104.6 mg,1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and 2-ethenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (195.7 mg, 1.4mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 6 h at 80° C. in an oilbath. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, extractedwith 3×40 mL of DCM/MeOH=10:1, and the organic layers were combined andconcentrated. 309 mg (51%) of2-([[2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-aminewas obtained as a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 446.

Step 8

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed H₂SO₄(c) 0.4 mL inH₂O (8 mL), and2-([[2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amine(320 mg, 0.72 mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture was cooled to 0° C.,followed by the addition of a solution of NaNO₂ (59.5 mg, 0.86 mmol, 1.2equiv) in H₂O (2 ml) dropwise with stirring. After stirring for 20 min,a solution of NaN₃ (70.1 mg, 1.08 mmol, 1.5 equiv) in H₂O (4 ml) wasadded dropwise with stirring at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirredfor 1 hr at 0° C. The pH of the solution was adjusted to 9 and extractedwith DCM (30 mL*2). After concentrated in vacuo, the residue waspurified by Prep-HPLC (Prep-HPLC-006): Column, XBridge Prep C18 OBDColumn, 19 cm, 150 mm, 5 um; mobile phase, Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1%NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (33% Phase B up to 45% in 7 min), Detector, UV. 68.9 mg(20%) ofN-[(3-azidopyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 472. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃, ppm): δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.28 (dd, J=4.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H),7.61-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.33 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.24 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.08 (m,2H), 4.76 (d, J=4.5 Hz, 2H), 3.49-3.31 (m, 4H), 3.28-3.12 (m, 4H).

Example 1.31 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-5-methoxy-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 18)

Scheme 21 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(60 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.00 equiv), MeOH (2.00 mL), and MeONa (7 mg, 0.13mmol, 1.05 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at 50°C., cooled, and concentrated. The crude product was purified byPrep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridge Prep C18 OBDColumn, 19*150 mm 5 um; mobile phase, Water (10 MMOL/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1%NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (30% Phase B up to 40% in 7 min); Detector, UV. Thisresulted in 30 mg (50.4%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-5-methoxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 8.35 (dt,J=4.7, 1.5 Hz, 2H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.2, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.52-7.30 (m,3H), 7.16-7.05 (m, 2H), 4.81 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 3.16 (t,J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.08-2.92 (m, 6H), 2.27 (s, 1H). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 479.2.

Example 1.32 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N7-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine(Compound 21)

Scheme 22 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask was placed2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(500 mg, 1.03 mmol, 1.00 equiv), dioxane (5.00 mL), and hydrazinehydrate (518 mg, 10.35 mmol, 10.00 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 2 hr at 100° C., cooled, and concentrated. This resulted in270 mg (54.5%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-5-hydrazinyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a light yellow oil without further purification. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 197.9.

Step 2

Into a 50-mL pressure tank reactor was placed2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-5-hydrazineylthiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(200 mg, 0.41 mmol, 1.00 equiv), EtOH (10.00 mL), and Raney Ni (50 mg).The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature underan H₂ atmosphere (10 atm), filtered, and concentrated. The crude productwas purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridgePrep C¹⁸ OBD Column, 19*150 mm 5 um; mobile phase, Water (0.1% TFA) andACN (30% Phase B up to 40% in 7 min); Detector, UV 254 nm. This resultedin 52.5 mg (27.1%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N7-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diamineas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.36 (dt, J=4.8, 1.5 Hz,1H), 7.72 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J=6.1, 3.2 Hz, 2H),7.41 (dt, J=8.6, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (dd, J=6.2, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.84 (d,J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 3.62 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.53 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.44 (t,J=6.5 Hz, 4H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 464.2.

Example 1.33 Synthesis of3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]-N-[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]propanamide(Compound 22)

Scheme 23 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(460 mg, 1.516 mmol, 1 equiv), 2-ethenyl-5-nitro-1H-1,3-benzodiazole(286.85 mg, 1.516 mmol, 1.00 equiv), TEA (306.88 mg, 3.033 mmol, 2.0equiv), and ACN (10 mL, 190.247 mmol, 125.46 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at 80° C. in an oil bath. The resultingmixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto asilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). Thisresulted in 190 mg (25.44%) ofN-[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(5-nitro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 494

Step 2:

Into a 40-mL vial, was placedN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(5-nitro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(190 mg, 0.386 mmol, 1 equiv), DCM (20 mL, 314.601 mmol, 815.53 equiv),TEA (156.14 mg, 1.543 mmol, 4.0 equiv), and Boc₂O (168.38 mg, 0.772mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at 30° C.The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 50 mL of water/ice.The resulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL of dichloromethane;the organic layer was combined, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1). This resulted in 240 mg(89.81%) of tert-butylN-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(5-nitro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 694

Step 3

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(5-nitro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(240 mg, 0.346 mmol, 1 equiv), Fe (58.04 mg, 1.039 mmol, 3.00 equiv),NH₄Cl (55.59 mg, 1.039 mmol, 3.0 equiv), water (5 mL), and EtOH (5 mL).The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 60° C. in an oil bath.The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 50 mL of water/ice.The resulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL of ethyl acetate andthe organic layer was combined. The resulting mixture was washed with1×20 mL of Brine. The mixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated under vacuum. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1). This resulted in 154 mg(67.07%) of tert-butylN-[2-(5-amino-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 664.

Step 4

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed tert-butylN-[2-(5-amino-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(154 mg, 0.232 mmol, 1 equiv),3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]propanoic acid (38.61 mg, 0.232mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMF (4 mL), DIEA (60.06 mg, 0.465 mmol, 2.0 equiv),and HATU (132.52 mg, 0.349 mmol, 1.5 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 2 hr at 25° C. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 0.5 mL of water. The crude product (5 mL) was purified byFlash-Prep-HPLC with the following conditions (IntelFlash-1): Column,C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN/water (0.5% NH₃H₂O)=45/55 increasingto ACN/water (0.5% NH₃H₂O)=75/25 within 7; Detector, UV 254 nm. Thisresulted in 115 mg (61.03%) of tert-butylN-[2-(5-[3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]propanamido]-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 812.

Step 5

Into a 25-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-[2-(5-[3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]propanamido]-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(100 mg, 0.123 mmol, 1 equiv) tert-butylN-[2-(5-[3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]propanamido]-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-N-[2-(7-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(100 mg, 0.123 mmol, 1 equiv), and TFA (2 mL). The resulting solutionwas stirred for 1 hr at room temperature. The reaction mixture waspoured into 5 mL of ice water, and then adjusted to pH 8 with saturatedaqueous sodium bicarbonate. The resulting solution was extracted with3×10 mL of DCM. The organic layers were combined, washed with sodiumcarbonate (aq.) and brine, dried, and concentrated under vacuum. Thecrude reaction mixture was filtered and subjected to reverse preparativeHPLC (Prep-C18, 5 mM XBridge column, 19×150 mm, waters; gradient elutionof 35% MeCN in water to 50% MeCN in water over a 7 min period, where theaqueous phase contains 10 uM NH₄HCO₃+0.5% ammonia) to provide 14.7 mg(19.27%) of3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]-N-[2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]propanamideas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.05 (br, 1H), 9.85 (d,J=14.9 Hz, 1H), 8.34 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.87 (d, J=12.8Hz, 1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.1, 8.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dt, J=8.7, 4.5 Hz,1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 4.88 (s, 2H), 3.81-3.53 (m, 2H),3.35-3.21 (m, 2H), 3.07-2.91 (m, 5H), 2.84 (t, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 2.14 (dd,J=8.6, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.03 (td, J=7.4, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 1.77 (dd, J=8.7, 6.7Hz, 2H), 1.62 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 612.

Example 1.34 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol(Compound 23)

Scheme 24 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2,4,6-trichloro-5-nitropyrimidine (20.00 g, 87.56 mmol, 1.00 equiv),EtOH (300.00 mL), and Fe (19.56 g, 350.24 mmol, 4.00 equiv). This wasfollowed by the addition of AcOH (10.52 g, 175.12 mmol, 2.00 equiv)dropwise with stirring. The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at60° C., cooled down, and diluted with 500 mL of H₂O. The pH value of thesolution was adjusted to 7 with NaHCO₃ (10%). The solids were filteredout. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×200 mL of ethyl acetateand the organic layers combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/3). This resulted in 8.0 g (46.0%) of2,4,6-trichloropyrimidin-5-amine as a white solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 197.9.

Step 2

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2,4,6-trichloropyrimidin-5-amine (8.00 g, 40.31 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMSO(100 mL), and disodium sulfane (3.23 g, 40.31 mmol, 1.00 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature, anddiluted with 200 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with2×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the aqueous layers were combined. The pHvalue of the solution was adjusted to 2 with conc.HCl. The resultingsolution was extracted with 2×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the organiclayers were combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. This resulted in 5.0 g (63.2%) of5-amino-2,6-dichloropyrimidine-4-thiol as a yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z:195.9

Step 3

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed5-amino-2,6-dichloropyrimidine-4-thiol (5.00 g, 25.50 mmol, 1.00 equiv),NMP (60.00 mL), and benzyl N-(3-chloro-3-oxopropyl)carbamate (9.25 g,38.25 mmol, 1.50 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at100° C., cooled down, and diluted with 100 mL of H₂O. The resultingsolution was extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the organiclayers were combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and thenconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/4). This resulted in 4.0 g (40.9%) ofbenzyl (2-(5,7-dichlorothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate asa light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 383.0.

Step 4

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzyl(2-(5,7-dichlorothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate (4.00 g,10.43 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMF (50.00 mL), DIEA (2.70 g, 20.87 mmol, 2.00equiv), and 1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (1.58 g, 12.52 mmol,1.20 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 3 hr at 100° C.,cooled down, and diluted with 100 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution wasextracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers werecombined and dried in an oven under reduced pressure, and thenconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (5/1). This resulted in 2.9 g (58.7%) ofbenzyl(2-(5-chloro-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamateas a light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 473.1

Step 5

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzyl(2-(5-chloro-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(2.90 g, 6.13 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and TFA (30.00 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 2 hr at 50° C., cooled down, and diluted with50 mL of H₂O. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 with NaOH(10%). The crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, C18 silica gel; mobilephase, H₂O (0.1% NH₃.H₂O)/ACN=10/1 increasing to H₂O (0.1%NH₃.H₂O)/ACN=3/1 within 15 min; Detector, UV. This resulted in 1.6 g(77.0%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a light yellow oil. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 339.1

Step 6

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(1.60 g, 4.72 mmol, 1.00 equiv), ACN (20 mL),2-ethenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (0.68 g, 4.72 mmol, 1.00 equiv), andAcONH₄ (0.73 g, 9.44 mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 16 hr at 40° C., cooled down, and diluted with 20 mL ofMeOH. The crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, C18 silica gel; mobilephase, H₂O (0.1% HCOOH)/ACN=10/1 increasing to H₂O (0.1% HCOOH)/ACN=3/1within 12 min; Detector, UV. This resulted in 980 mg (42.9%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 483.1

Step 7

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(650.00 mg, 1.34 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMSO (10.00 mL), K₂CO₃ (1.30 g,9.421 mmol, 7.00 equiv), and N-hydroxyacetamide (303 mg, 4.03 mmol, 3.00equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at 80° C., cooleddown, and filtered. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions (Prep-HPLC-006): Column, XBridge Prep C¹⁸ OBDColumn, 19*150 mm 5 um; mobile phase, Water (10 MMOL/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1%NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (30% Phase B up to 40% in 7 min); Detector, UV 254 nm.This resulted in 20.9 mg (3.0%) ofN-((2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)oxy)acetamideas a white solid and 101.3 mg (16.2%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-olas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.37 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5 Hz,1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.71 (ddd, J=10.1, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.34 (m,3H), 7.10 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.79 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.15-2.89 (m,8H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 465.2

Example 1.35 Synthesis of2-(1-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}propan-2-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 24)

Scheme 25 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

To a solution of 4,6-dichloro-5-pyrimidinamine (500.00 mg; 3.05 mmol;1.00 eq.) and (3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine bis hydrogen chloridesalt (769.39 mg 1213.79 mg; 6.10 mmol; 2.00 eq.) in nBuOH (10 mL) wasadded triethylamine (1.70 mL; 12.20 mmol; 4.00 eq.) and the mixture washeated in a microwave oven at 150° C. for 1 h. The mixture was cooledand diluted with water, and the resulting precipitates were collected byfiltration, and dried under high vacuum to give6-chloro-N4-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidine-4,5-diamine (900mg).

Step 2:

To a solution of 3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoic acid(587.37 mg; 2.48 mmol; 2.00 eq.) (670.00 mg; 2.65 mmol; 2.00 eq.) in DCM(5 mL) was added 5 drops of DMF followed by oxalyl chloride (0.30 mL;3.47 mmol; 2.80 eq.) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1.5 h, and concentrated to give crude acidchloride. The crude acid chloride was diluted with DMA(dimethylacetamide, 4 mL) and6-chloro-N4-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidine-4,5-diamine (314.00mg; 1.24 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was added. After stirring for 1 h, the mixturewas diluted with EtOAc and the Sat. NaHCO₃, organic layer was separatedand concentrated. The resulting solid was washed with DCM/Hexane andisolated by filtration to giveN-{2-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]-2-methylethyl}carbamate(330 mg). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 473.2.

Step 3

To a solution of benzylN-{2-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]-2-methylethyl}carbamate(330.00 mg; 0.70 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in Dioxane (7.5 mL) was added2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide(381.03 mg; 0.94 mmol; 1.35 eq.). After degassing and stirring at 95° C.for 2 h, the mixture was cooled and concentrated. The crude residue waspurified by column chromatography to give benzylN-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)propyl]carbamate(120 mg)

Step 4

To a solution of benzylN-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)propyl]carbamate(190.00 mg; 0.42 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (3.5 mL) was added borontribromide (0.84 mL; 1.00 mol/L; 0.84 mmol; 2.00 eq.). After stirringfor 2 h, the mixture was concentrated and washed with ether. The solidwas filtered and the filtered solid was diluted with EtOAc and Sat.NaHCO₃. The organic layer was then separated and concentrated to give2-(1-aminopropan-2-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a crude solid, which was used in the next step without purification.

Step 5

To a suspension of2-(1-aminopropan-2-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(120.00 mg; 0.38 mmol; 1.00 eq.) and N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide(72.43 mg; 0.38 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in AcCN (2 mL) was added triethylamine(0.08 mL; 0.57 mmol; 1.50 eq.). The mixture was further stirred at roomtemperature for 4 h. The mixture was concentrated, the residue dilutedwith AcOH (2 mL), and then was added iron (210.49 mg; 3.77 mmol; 10.00eq.). The resulting mixture was heated at 80° C. for 2 h, cooled, anddiluted with AcCN and water. Insoluble material was filtered, and thefiltrate was subjected to preparative HPLC to give2-(1-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}propan-2-yl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(47.3 mg). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.37-8.22 (m, 4H), 7.72-7.63 (m,1H), 7.39 (dd, J=5.9, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (dd, J=8.3, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 7.06(dt, J=7.0, 3.5 Hz, 2H), 4.86 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 2.94 (td, J=15.4, 15.0,7.3 Hz, 6H), 2.05 (s, OH), 1.37 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 463.1.

Example 1.36 Synthesis of2-{1-[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-3-fluoroazetidin-3-yl}-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 25)

Compound 25 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 24,replacing 3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoic acid with1-[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]-3-fluoroazetidine-3-carboxylic acid. ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.18 (s, 1H), 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.33 (d, J=20.2 Hz, 2H),7.69 (ddd, J=9.9, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (s, 2H), 7.37 (dt, J=8.6, 4.4Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dt, J=7.3, 3.7 Hz, 2H), 4.89 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 3.92 (dd,J=19.0, 9.3 Hz, 2H), 3.75 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 3.70 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H),3.05 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.88 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 477.0.

Example 1.37 Synthesis of2-[(2R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}propyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 26)

Compound 26 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 24,replacing 3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoic acid with(3R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}butanoic acid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.30 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 3H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.67 (ddd, J=9.9, 8.2,1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (ddt, J=12.9, 8.5, 3.8 Hz, 3H), 7.07 (dt, J=5.9, 3.5Hz, 2H), 4.85 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.23-3.10 (m, 4H), 3.10-2.99 (m, 2H),2.98 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 1.12 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 3H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 463.0.

Example 1.38 Synthesis of Methyl2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-5-carboxylate(Compound 27)

Scheme 26 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl 3,4-diaminobenzoate(5.00 g, 30.088 mmol, 1.00 equiv), THF (100.00 mL), triethylamine (6.089g, 60.176 mmol, 2.00 equiv), and 3-chloropropanoyl chloride (11.459 g,90.264 mmol, 3.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hrat room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of1000 mL of water. The solids were collected by filtration. This resultedin 10.5 g (100.5%) of methyl 3,4-bis(3-chloropropanamido)benzoate as ayellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 347.1.

Step 2

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl3,4-bis(3-chloropropanamido)benzoate (10.50 g, 30.243 mmol, 1.00 equiv)and hydrogen chloride (100.00 mL, 4M). The resulting solution wasstirred for 16 hr at 80° C. The resulting mixture was concentrated. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10:1). The collected fractions were combinedand concentrated. This resulted in 2.1 g (34.3%) of methyl2-vinyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate as an off-white solid. LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 203.1.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl2-vinyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate (100.00 mg, 0.495 mmol, 1.00equiv), triethylamine (150.00 mg, 1.482 mmol, 3.00 equiv), acetonitrile(10.00 mL, 0.731 mmol, 1.48 equiv), and2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(150.50 mg, 0.494 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirredfor 16 hr at 80° C. The resulting mixture was concentrated. The crudereaction mixture was filtered and subjected to reverse phase preparativeHPLC (Prep-C18, 5 uM SunFire column, 19×150 mm, Waters; gradient elutionof 20% MeCN in water to 30% MeCN in water over a 10 min period, whereboth solvents contained 0.1% FA) to provide the title compound as anoff-white solid. (22.4 mg, 8.2%). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 507.2.

Example 1.39 Synthesis of2-[(2S)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}propyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 28)

Compound 28 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 24,replacing 3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoic acid with (3S)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}butanoic acid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.35-8.29 (m, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.26 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 8.19(s, 1H), 7.68 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (ddt, J=12.8, 8.5,3.8 Hz, 3H), 7.07 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.85 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.11(d, J=14.9 Hz, 5H), 3.04-2.92 (m, 3H), 1.09 (d, J=4.9 Hz, 3H). [M+1]⁺m/z: 463.0.

Example 1.40 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 30)

Compound 30 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 24,replacing 3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoic acid with3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoic acid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.53 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=4.7 Hz, 1H),8.22 (s, 1H), 7.69 (dd, J=10.3, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=5.9, 3.3 Hz,2H), 7.37 (dt, J=8.5, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 6.59(s, 1H), 6.06 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 5.95 (s, 1H), 4.88 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 2H),3.06 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 2.96 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 467.1.

Example 1.41 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-5-methyl-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 31)

Compound 31 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 24,replacing 4,6-dichloro-5-pyrimidinamine with4,6-dichloro-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinamine. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.34(d, J=4.7 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 8.10 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (ddd,J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (dd, J=8.6,4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.83 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 3.19(t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.01 (t, J=6.4 Hz, 4H), 2.95 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 2.38(s, 3H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 463.3.

Example 1.42 Synthesis ofN-[(3-azidopyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5-iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 32)

Scheme 27 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-(2-[7-chloro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (1.5g, 0.004 mmol, 1 equiv), tert-butylN-[2-(aminomethyl)pyridin-3-yl]carbamate (0.96 g, 0.004 mmol, 1 equiv),DIEA (1.67 g, 0.013 mmol, 3 equiv), and DMF (30 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 4 hr at 100° C. in an oil bath. The resultingmixture was concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gelcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3-1:1). The collectedfractions were combined and concentrated. This resulted in 1.4 g(60.78%) of benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino]pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 536.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzylN-[2-(7-[[(3-[[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino]pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(1.4 g, 1 equiv), AcOH (5 mL), and ethanecarboperoxoyl bromide (5 mL).The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at room temperature. Theresulting mixture was concentrated. The resulting solution was dilutedwith 80 mL of water. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 10with K₂CO₃. The resulting solution was extracted with 1×100 mL ofDCM:MeOH=10:1 and the organic layer was combined, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, and concentrated. This resulted in 0.81 g (crude) of2-([[2-(2-aminoethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amineas a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 302.

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-([[2-(2-aminoethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amine(270 mg, 0.896 mmol, 1 equiv), 2-ethenyl-5-iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazole(266.16 mg, 0.985 mmol, 1.1 equiv), AcONH₄ (345.29 mg, 4.479 mmol, 5.00equiv), and ACN (60 mL, 1.462 mmol, 1.63 equiv). The resulting solutionwas stirred for 1 overnight at 80° C. in an oil bath. The resultingmixture was concentrated. The crude product was purified byFlash-Prep-HPLC. This resulted in 200 mg (50.10%) of2-([[2-(2-[[2-(5-iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amineas a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 572.

Into an 8-mL vial, was placed a solution of H₂SO₄ (0.05 mL, 0.001 mmol,0.01 equiv) in H₂O (0.3 mL),2-([[2-(2-[[2-(5-iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-yl]amino]methyl)pyridin-3-amine(50 mg, 0.087 mmol, 1 equiv). This was followed by the addition of asolution of NaNO₂ (12.07 mg, 0.175 mmol, 2 equiv) in H₂O (0.2 mL)dropwise with stirring at 0° C. in 1 min. The resulting solution wasstirred for 40 min at 0° C. in an ice/salt bath. To this was added asolution of NaN₃ (17.06 mg, 0.262 mmol, 3 equiv) in H₂O (0.3 mL) at OC.The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 0° C. in an ice/saltbath. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 1 mL of Na₂CO₃.The resulting solution was extracted with 4×20 mL of dichloromethane andthe organic layer was concentrated. The reaction was repeated 3 times.The crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC (Prep-C18, 20-45M, 120g, Tianjin Bonna-Agela Technologies; gradient elution of 25% MeCN inwater to 40% MeCN in water over a 10 min period, where both solventscontained 0.1% FA). This resulted in 49.8 mg (23.82%) ofN-[(3-azidopyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(5-iodo-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas an off-white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.37-8.20 (m, 3H),8.10 (br, 1H), 7.84-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.44-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.27 (d, J=8.3 Hz,1H), 4.73 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 3.31-3.20 (m, 2H), 3.10-2.91 (m, 6H). LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 598.1.

Example 1.43 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-{2-[(2-{1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)amino]ethyl}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 33)

Compound 33 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 1,replacing N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide withN-(3-nitropyridin-2-yl)acrylamide. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.34 (dt,J=4.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.31 (s, 2H), 8.23 (dd, J=4.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.84(dd, J=7.9, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dt,J=8.6, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (dd, J=8.0, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (d, J=5.6 Hz,2H), 3.22 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.05 (tt, J=8.5, 3.5 Hz, 6H). [M+1]⁺ m/z:450.2

Example 1.44 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-3-one(Compound 34)

Scheme 28 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 2-hydrazinylbenzoic acid (5g, 32.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and HCl (c) (100 mL). The mixture was stirredfor 12 h at 85° C. After being cooled to room temperature, the resultingmixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with 20 mL ofH₂O, and the pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8-9 with K₂CO₃solid. The solution was concentrated again in vacuo, and then theresidue was dissolved in DCM/MeOH (2:1) 200 mL and filtered out of thesolid. The filtrate was then concentrated in vacuo. 3.4 g (77%) of2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-3-one was obtained as a brown solid and used inthe next step directly without further purification.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-3-one (3.4 g, 25.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DMF (60 mL),and 1,2-dibromoethane (4.7 g, 25.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 5 hr at 100° C. After being cooled to room temperature, theresidue was purified by Prep HPLC with the following conditions: C18column-120 g, CH₃CN/H₂O (0.05% TFA), from 5% to 70% within 15 min. Theproduct was concentrated in vacuo to remove CH₃CN and the residue wasadjusted to pH 7 with K₂CO₃ solid, and then extracted with DCM (50mL*2). The product was then combined in the organic phase, dried overNa₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. 540 mg(8.8%) of 2-(2-bromoethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-3-one was obtained asa yellow solid.

Step 3

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-bromoethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-indazol-3-one (540 mg, 2.24 mmol, 1.0equiv), CH₃CN (10 mL), and DIEA (870 mg, 6.75 mmol, 3.0 equiv). Themixture was stirred for 2 hr at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooledand concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel columnwith ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 300 mg (83%) of1H,2H,8H-[1,2]diazeto[1,2-a]indazol-8-one was obtained as a white solid.

Step 4

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(190 mg, 0.62 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CH₃CN (8 mL),1H,2H,8H-[1,2]diazeto[1,2-a]indazol-8-one (100 mg, 0.62 mmol, 1.0equiv), and NH₄OAc (48 mg, 0.62 mmol, 1.0 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 16 h at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and directlypurified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, Xbridgeshield RP18 OBD, mobile phase, CH₃CN/water (0.05% NH₄OH) from 15% to 80%within 8 min; Detector UV 254 nm. 60.1 mg (21%) of2-([[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]methyl)-2,3,3a,7a-tetrahydro-1H-indazol-3-onewas obtained as a light brown solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.36-8.33 (m, 3H), 7.74-7.69 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=8.7Hz, 1H), 7.11-7.05 (m, 1H), 6.77-6.72 (m, 1H), 6.05 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 1H),5.02 (t, J=4.5 Hz, 1H), 4.91 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 4.25 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H),3.92 (q, J=6.6, 12.9 Hz, 2H), 3.80 (q, J=5.4, 11.1 Hz, 2H), 3.41 (t,J=6.3 Hz, 2H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 465.

Example 1.45 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol(Compound 36)

Scheme 29 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of2,4,6-trichloro-5-nitropyrimidine (10.00 g, 1.00 equiv) in THF (50 mL).This was followed by the addition of a solution of caustic soda (1.76 g,1.00 equiv) in H₂O (50 mL) dropwise with stirring at room temperature.The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at room temperature. The pHvalue of the solution was adjusted to 2-3 with HCl (1 mol/L). Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×100 mL of dichloromethane driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. This resulted in 8.5 g(92%) of 2,6-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidin-4-ol as a light yellow solid.LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 210.

Step 2

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed a solution of2,6-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidin-4-ol (8.50 g, 1.00 equiv) in EtOH (50 mL)and HOAc (50.00 mL). Iron (9.11 g, 4.00 equiv) was added in portion. Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at 60° C. in an oil bath. Thesolids were filtered out. The resulting solution was extracted with3×100 mL of dichloromethane and the organic layers were combined anddried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue wasapplied onto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether(4:5). This resulted in 6.1 g (83.6%) of5-amino-2,6-dichloropyrimidin-4-ol as an off-white solid. LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z: 180.

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed5-amino-2,6-dichloropyrimidin-4-ol (6.10 g, 33.891 mmol, 1.00 equiv) andbenzyl N-(3-chloro-3-oxopropyl)carbamate (9.83 g, 40.669 mmol, 1.20equiv) in NMP (100 mL). The resulting solution was stirred for 4 hr at100° C. in an oil bath. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC withthe following conditions: Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD; mobile phase,water (0.1% FA)/ACN; Detector, 220 nm. This resulted in 5.1 g (39.07%)of benzylN-[2-[(2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxypyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamate asa light yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 385.

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed C₂Cl₆ (7.81 g, 33.100 mmol, 2.50equiv), PPh₃ (10.42 g, 39.720 mmol, 3.00 equiv), TEA (10.72 g, 105.919mmol, 8.00 equiv), and benzylN-[2-[(2,4-dichloro-6-hydroxypyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamate(5.10 g, 13.240 mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirredfor 20 min at room temperature. The resulting solution was allowed toreact, with stirring, for an additional 20 min at room temperature. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of water. The resultingsolution was extracted with 3×100 mL of dichloromethane dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied ontoa silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:1). Thisresulted in 1.8 g (37.03%) of benzylN-(2-[5,7-dichloro-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate asa light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 367.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed benzylN-(2-[5,7-dichloro-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate(1.80 g, 4.902 mmol, 1.00 equiv), 1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanaminehydrochloride (1.20 g, 7.353 mmol, 1.50 equiv), DIEA (1.90 g, 14.706mmol, 3.00 equiv), and DMF (20.00 mL, 281.571 mmol, 57.44 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at 100° C. in an oil bath. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of water (50 mL). Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate and theorganic layers were combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2). This resulted in 1.6 g (71.44%) ofbenzylN-[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamateas a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 457.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed benzylN-[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(1.50 g, 3.283 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and trifluoroacetaldehyde (20 mL). Theresulting solution was stirred for 3 hr at 50° C. in an oil bath. The pHvalue of the solution was adjusted to 7-8 with NaHCO₃ (1 mol/L). Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×100 mL of ethyl acetate driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was appliedonto a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). Thisresulted in 700 mg (66.06%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a light brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 323.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(480 mg, 1.487 mmol, 1.00 equiv), N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide(285.82 mg, 1.487 mmol, 1.00 equiv), NH₄OAc (229.29 mg, 2.975 mmol, 2.00equiv), and MeCN (20.00 mL, 380.494 mmol, 255.83 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred overnight at 40° C. The resulting mixture wasconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). This resulted in 350 mg (45.70%) of3-[[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamideas an off-white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 515.

Into a 25-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed3-[[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-N-(2-nitrophenyl)propanamide(350 mg, 0.680 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and HOAc (10.00 mL, 174.515 mmol,256.74 equiv). This was followed by the addition of Fe (151.84 mg, 2.719mmol, 4.00 equiv) in several batches at 60° C. The resulting solutionwas stirred for 2 hr at 60° C. The solids were filtered out. The crudeproduct was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column,SunFire Prep C18 OBD; mobile phase, water (0.1% FA)/ACN; Detector, 220nm. This resulted in 230 mg (72.47%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas an off-white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 467.

Into a 25-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(230.00 mg, 0.493 mmol, 1.00 equiv), potassium carbonate (342.88 mg,2.463 mmol, 5.00 equiv), acetohydroxamic acid (110.93 mg, 1.478 mmol,3.00 equiv), and DMSO (10.00 mL, 140.786 mmol, 285.80 equiv). Theresulting solution was stirred for 1 hr at 80° C. The crude product waspurified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, SunFirePrep C18 OBD, 19*150 mm 5 um 10 nm; mobile phase, water (0.1% FA) andACN; Detector, 254. This resulted in 26.6 mg (12.04%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-olas a white solid. ¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 8.38 (d, J=5.1 Hz,1H), 8.30 (br, 2H), 7.72 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.36 (m,3H), 7.09 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.91 (s, 2H), 3.35-2.67 (m, 8H).LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺:449.

Example 1.46 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-{2-[(2-{1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)amino]ethyl}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 37)

Compound 37 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 1,replacing N-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide withN-(3-nitropyridin-4-yl)acrylamide as a solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 8.77 (d, J=1.1 Hz, 1H), 8.34 (dt, J=4.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (d, J=4.5Hz, 2H), 8.22 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.2, 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 1H),7.45 (dd, J=5.5, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dt, J=8.6, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (d,J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.22 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.12-2.95 (m, 6H). [M+1]⁺ m/z:450.2.

Example 1.47 Synthesis of2-(1-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)phenol(Compound 38)

Compound 38 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 27,using 2-Vinylphenol to replace methyl2-vinyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.32 (m, 3H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.70 (m, 1H), 7.40 (m, 1H), 7.08 (m, 2H),6.72 (m, 2H), 4.88 (d, J=3.9 Hz, 2H), 4.01 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.29 (m,2H), 2.95 (m, 2H), 1.31 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 425.2.

Example 1.48 Synthesis of3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]-N-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]methyl}propanamide(Compound 39)

Scheme 30 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl2-(2-((2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate(500.00 mg, 0.987 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (20.00 mL), triethylamine(300.00 mg, 2.965 mmol, 3.00 equiv), and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate(431.00 mg, 1.975 mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirredfor 16 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated.The residue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (2:1). The collected fractions were combined andconcentrated. This resulted in 540 mg (77.4%) of 1-(tert-butyl) 5-methyl2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1,5-dicarboxylateas an off-white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 707.3.

Step 2

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 1-(tert-butyl) 5-methyl2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1,5-dicarboxylate(500.00 mg, 0.707 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and THF (20.00 mL). Then, DIBAL (14mL, 1M, 14.147 mmol, 20.00 equiv) was added dropwise at −78° C. Theresulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of 10 mL of water. Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate and driedunder reduced pressure. The residue was applied onto a silica gel columnwith dichloromethane/methanol (10:1). The collected fractions werecombined and concentrated. This resulted in 355 mg (73.9%) of tert-butyl(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)(2-(5-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)carbamateas an off-white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 579.2.

Step 3

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)(2-(5-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(350.00 mg, 0.516 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (20.00 mL), Et₃N (104.50 mg,1.033 mmol, 2.00 equiv), and methanesulfonyl chloride (59.00 mg, 0.515mmol, 1.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature. The resulting mixture was washed with 2×10 mL water. Themixture was then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated.This resulted in 280 mg (71.8%) of tert-butyl2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-(((methylsulfonyl)oxy)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylateas a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 757.3.

Step 4

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-(((methylsulfonyl)oxy)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylate(280.00 mg, 0.370 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (20.00 mL), Et₃N (112.00 mg,1.107 mmol, 2.99 equiv), and azidosodium (36.00 mg, 0.554 mmol, 1.50equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature. The resulting mixture was washed with 3×10 mL of water. Themixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10:1). The collected fractions were combinedand concentrated. This resulted in 180 mg (69.1%) of tert-butyl5-(azidomethyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylateas a light yellow solid.

LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 704.3.

Step 5

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl5-(azidomethyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylate(160.00 mg, 0.227 mmol, 1.00 equiv), THF (10.00 mL), andtriphenylphosphane (119.26 mg, 0.455 mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at 60° C. The resulting mixture wasconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane+0.1% NH₃H₂O/methanol (10:1). The collected fractionswere combined and concentrated. This resulted in 85 mg (55.2%) oftert-butyl5-(aminomethyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylateas a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]+ m/z 678.3.

Step 6

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl5-(aminomethyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylate(80.00 mg, 0.118 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (5.00 mL),3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]propanoic acid (19.50 mg, 0.117mmol, 0.99 equiv), HATU (67.00 mg, 0.176 mmol, 1.49 equiv), and DIEA(45.50 mg, 0.352 mmol, 2.98 equiv). The resulting solution was stirredfor 3 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture was concentrated.The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10:1). The collected fractions were combinedand concentrated. This resulted in 55 mg (56.4%) of tert-butyl5-((3-(3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl)propanamido)methyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylateas a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]+m/z 826.4.

Step 7

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl5-((3-(3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl)propanamido)methyl)-2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-carboxylate(50.00 mg, 0.061 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (3.00 mL), and2,2,2-trifluoroacetaldehyde (1.00 mL). The resulting solution wasstirred for 1 hr at room temperature. The resulting mixture wasconcentrated. The crude reaction mixture was filtered and subjected toreverse phase preparative HPLC (Prep-C18, 5 uM SunFire column, 19×150mm, Waters; gradient elution of 20% MeCN in water to 30% MeCN in waterover a 10 min period, where both solvents contain 0.1% FA) to providethe title compound as a yellow solid. (5.4 mg, 14.3%). ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD): δ8.58 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 8.29 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (t,J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (dt, J=8.5, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (dd, J=5.0, 3.2 Hz,2H), 7.11 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.78-4.54 (m, 2H), 4.42 (s, 2H), 3.46 (d,J=4.4 Hz, 4H), 3.39 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.22 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.26 (t,J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 2.15-1.95 (m, 4H), 1.79 (dd, J=8.5, 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.61 (t,J=7.5 Hz, 2H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 626.2.

Example 1.49 Synthesis of2-(2-{[1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propan-2-yl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 40)

Scheme 31 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

2-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(140.00 mg; 0.46 mmol; 1.00 eq.) [Int-1] was dissolved in methanol (5ml). Acetic acid (26.33 μL; 0.46 mmol; 1.00 eq.) and methyl3-oxobutanoate (74.5 μL; 0.69 mmol; 1.50 eq.) were added, followed by 3Amol. sieves (activated, 0.9 g). After 1 h, the reaction was cooled in anice bath. Sodium cyanoborohydride (57.8 mg; 0.92 mmol; 2.00 eq.) wasadded and the reaction was stirred for 64 h at 30° C. Sodium bicarbonatesolution (20 ml) was added and the organic solvent was evaporated. Theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 ml) and thecombined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate. Afterevaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (0.1% NH₄OH/methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to givemethyl3-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}butanoate(60 mg, 32%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=405.0.

Step 2

1-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanone (0.85 g; 5.30 mmol; 1.00 eq.) wasdissolved in dichloromethane (2 ml). Triethylamine (0.04 mL; 0.31 mmol;1.50 eq.), and then di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (53.74 mg; 0.25 mmol; 1.20eq.) were added. After 15 h, more di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (25 mg) indichloromethane (1 ml) was added and stirring continued for 7 h. Sodiumbicarbonate solution (20 ml) and ethyl acetate (50 ml) were then added.The phases were separated, the aqueous phase was extracted with moreethyl acetate (2×25 ml), and the combined organic phases were washedwith sodium chloride solution (10 ml) and dried over sodium sulfate.After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (ethyl acetate/dichloromethane gradient) to give methyl3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}butanoate(74 mg, 71%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=505.2.

Step 3

Methyl3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}butanoate(74.00 mg; 0.15 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THF (2 ml) and methanol(0.5 ml) and stirred in an ice water bath. Lithium hydroxide (10.5 mg;0.44 mmol; 3.00 eq.) dissolved in water (1 ml) was then added slowly andthe reaction was stirred to 25° C. After 24 h, solvents were evaporated.Ethyl acetate (10 ml) was added and the solution was acidified carefullywith 6 M HCl to pH 3. The solution was then evaporated to dryness, theresidue was co-evaporated with toluene twice and dried under highvacuum. The residue of3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}butanoicacid was used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=491.

Step 4

3-{[(Tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}butanoicacid (72.00 mg; 0.15 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved inN,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml). 1,2-Benzenediamine (21.5 mg; 0.20 mmol;1.35 eq.), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.03 mL; 0.20 mmol; 1.35 eq.)and then1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 75.5 mg; 0.20 mmol; 1.35 eq.) wereadded. After 15 h, the reaction was taken up in ethyl acetate (50 ml)and sodium bicarbonate solution (20 ml). The phases were separated, andthe aqueous phase was extracted with more ethyl acetate (20 ml). Thecombined organic phases were then dried over sodium sulfate. Solventswere evaporated, and the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give tert-butylN-{1-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]propan-2-yl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(75 mg, 88%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=581.2.

Step 5

Tert-butylN-{1-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]propan-2-yl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(75.00 mg; 0.13 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in acetic acid (2 ml) andstirred in a heat block at 80° C. After 30 m, the reaction wasconcentrated. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate (50 ml) andwashed with sodium bicarbonate solution (10 ml). The phases wereseparated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50ml). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate. Solventwas evaporated to give a residue of tert-butylN-[1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propan-2-yl]-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate,which was used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=563.3.

Step 6

Tert-butylN-{1-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]propan-2-yl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(75.00 mg; 0.13 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in dichloromethane (1.5ml) and cooled in an ice bath. Trifluoroacetic acid (0.65 ml) was addedslowly and the reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 2 h. The reaction wasthen evaporated to dryness and purified by reverse phase chromatography(Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-50% acetonitrile/0.1% aqueous formicacid gradient) to give2-(2-{[1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propan-2-yl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(57 mg, 87%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.37 (s, 1H),8.35-8.28 (m, 2H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.64-7.58 (m,2H), 7.41-7.31 (m, 3H), 4.86 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.96 (q, J=6.7 Hz, 1H),3.68-3.48 (m, 5H), 3.35-3.28 (m, 1H), 1.37 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H). MS (ES+):(M+H)⁺=463.2.

Example 1.50 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 41)

Scheme 32 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

2-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine[Int-1] (300.00 mg; 0.99 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in methanol (dry,9 ml). Acetic acid (56 μL; 0.99 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was added to give aturbid soln. Ethyl 2 methyl-3-oxopropanoate (192 mg; 1.48 mmol; 1.50eq.) and 0.5 g of 3A activated molecular sieves were then added. Aftertwo hours, the reaction was cooled in an ice bath. Sodiumcyanoborohydride (124 mg; 1.97 mmol; 2.00 eq.) was added in portions andthe reaction was stirred at 25° C. After 20 h, sodium bicarbonatesolution was added, and organic solvents were evaporated. The remainingaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml) and thecombined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate. Afterevaporation, the crude residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(NH₄OH/methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give a residue of ethyl3-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoate(0.17 g, 41%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=419.1.

Step 2

Ethyl3-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoate(170.00 mg; 0.41 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in dichloromethane (5ml). Triethylamine (0.10 mL; 0.71 mmol; 1.75 eq.) and then di-tert-butyldicarbonate (133 mg; 0.61 mmol; 1.50 eq.) were added and the reactionwas stirred at 25° C. After 16 h, more di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (43 mg)in dichloromethane (1 ml) was added and the reaction was stirred for anadditional 8 h. Water (10 ml), sodium bicarbonate solution (10 ml), andethyl acetate (50 ml) were added and the phases were separated. Theaqueous phase was extracted (2×50 ml ethyl acetate), the combinedorganic phases were washed with sodium chloride solution and dried oversodium sulfate. After evaporation of solvent, the crude residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/dichloromethanegradient) to give a residue of ethyl3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoate(178 mg, 84%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=519.2.

Step 3

Ethyl3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoate(178.00 mg; 0.34 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THF (2 ml) andmethanol (0.5 ml) and stirred in an ice water bath. Lithium hydroxide(anhydrous) (41 mg; 1.72 mmol; 5.00 eq.) dissolved in water (1 ml) wasadded slowly. The reaction was stirred to 25° C. over 14 h. 6M HCl wasadded carefully to the reaction to give a pH of approximately 4. Thereaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was suspendedin toluene (20 ml) and evaporated to dryness again. After repeating oncemore, the residue was dried under high vacuum to give3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoicacid (0.29 g crude mixture). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=491.1.

Step 4

3-{[(Tert-butoxy)carbonyl][2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-2-methylpropanoicacid (168.00 mg; 0.34 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved inN,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml). 1,2-Benzenediamine (50.00 mg; 0.46 mmol;1.35 eq.), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.08 mL; 0.46 mmol; 1.35 eq.) andthen 1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 176 mg; 0.46 mmol; 1.35 eq.) wereadded. After 2 h, the reaction was partitioned into ethyl acetate (50ml) and sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml). The phases were separated,and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 ml). Thecombined organic phases were washed with sodium chloride solution anddried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation, the residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to givea residue of tert-butylN-{2-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]-2-methylethyl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(0.22 g). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=581.1.

Step 5

Tert-butylN-{2-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]-2-methylethyl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(0.20 g; 0.34 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in acetic acid (4 ml) andstirred in a heat block at 80° C. After 40 m, the reaction wasconcentrated, the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 ml) andwashed with sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml). The phases wereseparated, the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml),and the combined organic phases were then dried over sodium sulfate. Theresidue obtained from evaporation of solvent (tert-butylN-[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate)was used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=563.

Step 6

Tert-butylN-{1-[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]propan-2-yl}-N-[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(75.00 mg; 0.13 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in dichloromethane (4 ml)and cooled in an ice bath. Trifluoroacetic acid (1.70 mL; 0.20 mol/L;0.34 mmol; 1.01 eq.) was added slowly and the reaction was stirred at25° C. After 1 h, the reaction was evaporated and dried under highvacuum. Purification by reverse phase chromatography (Waters XSelect CSHC18 column, 0-50% acetonitrile/0.1% aqueous formic acid gradient) gave2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(0.15 g, 87%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39-8.27 (m, 3H), 7.70 (ddd,J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.35 (m, 1H),7.32-7.24 (m, 2H), 4.90-4.80 (m, 2H), 3.62-3.50 (m, 7H), 1.47 (d, J=6.2Hz, 3H). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=463.1.

Example 1.51 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)phenol(Compound 44)

Scheme 33 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 2-(2-methoxyphenyl) ethanol(1.00 g, 1 equiv), and DCM (50 mL). This was followed by the addition ofDess-Martin (2.90 g, 1.05 equiv) at 0° C. The resulting solution wasstirred for 3 hr at room temperature. The solids were filtered out. Theresulting mixture was concentrated. The residue was applied onto asilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:1). Thisresulted in 0.8 g of 2-(2-methoxyphenyl) acetaldehyde as a colorlessoil.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropiperidin-2-yl)methyl]-octahydro-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(700.00 mg, 1.00 equiv), 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)acetaldehyde (420.00 mg,1.20 equiv), CHCl₃ (20.00 mL), and EtOH (6.00 mL). This was followed bythe addition of sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1.20 g, 2.50 equiv), inportions at 0° C. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at roomtemperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 10 mL ofwater. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL of ethylacetate and the organic layers were combined and dried over anhydroussodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied onto a silicagel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). This resulted in300 mg ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 439.

Step 3

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed DCM (50.00 mL),N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(500.00 mg, 1.00 equiv). This was followed by the addition of BBr₃(11.40 mL, 10.00 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −50° C. in 10 min. Theresulting solution was warmed up to 0° C. and stirred for 2 hr at 0° C.The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 5 mL of water. Theresulting solution was extracted with 3×20 mL of concentrateddichloromethane. The crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC(Prep-C18, 20-45M, 120 g, Tianjin Bonna-Agela Technologies; gradientelution of 30% MeCN in water to 60% MeCN in water over a 10 min period,where both solvents contained 0.05% NH₃.H₂O). This resulted in 55.7 mg(11.3%) of2-(2-((2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)phenolas an off-white solid. ¹H-NMR: (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 8.53 (s, 1H),8.39 (s, 1H), 8.32 (dt, J=4.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (ddd, J=9.8, 8.4, 1.3Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dt, J=8.6, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (dd, J=7.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H),7.06 (td, J=7.7, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.82-6.69 (m, 2H), 5.05 (s, 2H), 3.58 (dd,J=13.6, 5.1 Hz, 4H), 3.41-3.32 (m, 2H), 3.04 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H). LCMS:(ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 425.

Example 1.52 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-fluoroethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 45)

Scheme 34 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanone (0.85 g; 5.30 mmol; 1.00 eq.) wasdissolved in THF (48 ml). Triethylamine (0.71 mL; 5.09 mmol; 1.05 eq.),di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (1.27 g; 5.82 mmol; 1.20 eq.) andN,N-dimethylaminopyridine (0.12 g; 0.97 mmol; 0.20 eq.) were then added,and the reaction was stirred at 25° C. After 21 h, water (50 ml),ammonium chloride solution (50 ml), and ethyl acetate (200 ml) wereadded to the reaction. The phases were separated, and the aqueous phasewas extracted with ethyl acetate (1×50 ml). The combined organic phaseswere washed with sodium chloride solution (50 ml) and dried over sodiumsulfate. After evaporation of solvent, the crude residue was purified bysilica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient) to give anoff-white solid of tert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate (1.32 g, 89%).MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=305.0.

Step 2

Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)azanide (0.23 g; 1.23 mmol; 1.50 eq.) wastaken up in THF (dry, 5 ml). The solution was cooled in a dry-ice bath.Tert-butyl 2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate(0.25 g; 0.82 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF (4 ml) was added slowly. Thereaction was stirred in the bath for 1 h.N-Fluoro-N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide (0.36 g; 1.15 mmol; 1.40eq.) and 18-crown-6 (0.33 g; 1.23 mmol; 1.50 eq.) dissolved in THF (3ml), was then added slowly. The reaction was stirred in a cooling bathto 25° C. over 16 h. Ammonium chloride solution (50 ml), water (50 ml)and ethyl acetate (100 ml) were added and the phases were separated. Theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml) and thecombined organic phases were washed with sodium chloride solution anddried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation, the residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient) to givetert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-oxoethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate (0.22g, 83%) as a white crystalline solid. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=323.0. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.99-7.92 (m, 1H), 7.85-7.76 (m, 1H),7.48-7.35 (m, 2H), 6.49 (dd, J=46.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.36 (qd, J=7.1, 1.6Hz, 2H), 1.72 (s, 9H), 1.32 (td, J=7.1, 1.6 Hz, 3H).

Step 3

Tert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-oxoethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate (0.22g; 0.68 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in ethanol (dry, 9 ml) and cooledin an ice bath. To the cloudy mixture, sodium borohydride (38.73 mg;1.02 mmol; 1.50 eq.) was added and the reaction was stirred in the bathto 25° C. After 2 h, more sodium borohydride (20 mg) was added. After 3additional hours, the reaction was cooled in an ice bath and 1 M HCl(0.9 ml) was added dropwise. More water (10 ml) and ethyl acetate (100ml) were then added and the phases were separated. The aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml) and the combined organic phaseswere dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation, the crude residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/dichloromethanegradient) to give tert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate(0.13 g, 53%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=324.9. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ7.71-7.62 (m, 2H), 7.35-7.27 (m, 2H), 6.24-6.16 (m, 1H), 5.95-5.79 (m,1H), 4.00-3.79 (m, 1H), 3.78-3.67 (m, 1H), 1.48 (s, 7H), 1.43 (s, 2H),1.26 (td, J=7.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 1.16 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H).

Step 4

Tert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate(0.13 g; 0.41 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in methanol (dry, 5 ml).2-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(124 mg; 0.41 mmol; 1.00 eq.) [Int-1] and 3A molecular sieves (0.34 g).After 30 m, acetic acid (0.02 mL; 0.41 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was addedfollowed by sodium cyanoborohydride (51 mg; 0.81 mmol; 2.00 eq.) addedin portions. After 16 h, the reaction was diluted with toluene (dry, 5ml) and more 3A molecular sieves (0.3 g) were added. The mixture wasgradually heated to 110° C. for 4 h. The reaction was cooled andneutralized with 1 M HCl, taken up in sodium bicarbonate solution (10ml), and then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 ml). The combinedorganics were filtered, evaporated, and purified by reverse phasechromatography (Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-50% acetonitrile/0.1%aqueous formic acid gradient) to give a white solid of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-fluoroethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(formate salt, 11.5 mg, 5.5%) MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=467.0. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ 8.35-8.28 (m, 2H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.4Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.41-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.23-7.17 (m, 2H), 4.88(d, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 3.35-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.28 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.22 (m,2H), 3.10-3.05 (m, 2H).

Example 1.53 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 46)

Scheme 35 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4,5-dimethylbenzene-1,2-diamine (2.0 g, 14.69 mmol, 1.0 equiv),3-bromopropanoic acid (2.25 g, 14.69 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and PPA (14.0mL). The mixture was stirred for 12 h at 110° C. The reaction mixturewas poured onto crushed ice. The pH value of the solution was adjustedto 8-9 with NH₄OH, extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate, combined theorganic phase, and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The solution wasfiltered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by flash column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether(1/2). 400 mg (16%) of 2-ethenyl-5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole wasobtained as a light-yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 173.

Into a 20-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-ethenyl-5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (173 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0equiv),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(304 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NH₄OAc (77 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv), andCH₃CN (7.0 mL). The reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at 60° C. Themixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product waspurified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, AtlantisHILIC OBD Column, 19*150 mm*5 um, mobile phase, H₂O (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃)and CH₃CN (17% Phase B up to 35% within 8 min), Detector, UV 220 nm.75.4 mg (16%) of2-(2-[[2-(5,6-dimethyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a white solid. H-NMR-PH-GBT-QX-FP-18-0: (300 MHz,DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 11.84 (br, 1H), 8.35-8.29 (m, 3H), 7.74-7.67 (m, 1H),7.42-7.36 (m, 1H), 7.21-7.12 (m, 2H), 4.88 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.23 (t,J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 3.02-2.92 (m, 6H), 2.26 (s, 6H). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺:477.

Example 1.54 Synthesis ofN-[3-(4-{2-[3-(2-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]carbamoyl}ethyl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]ethyl}-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)propyl]-3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthene]-6-carboxamide(Compound 47)

Scheme 36 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound

In an Eppendorf tube was added3-[3-(but-3-yn-1-yl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]-N-[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]propanamide(2.3 mg, 3.76 umol) and 6-FAM azide (2.59 mg, 5.64 umol), followed bythe addition of the premixed solution of CuSO₄ (37.6 uL, 1 eq), TJPTA(37.6 uL, 2 eq), and Ascorbic acid (20 eq, 188 uL). The tube was capped,and the light green solution was stirred at room temperature. After 1 hof stirring, HPLC indicated still both starting materials leftunreacted. To the mixture was added an additional mixed 37.6 uL of CuSO₄and THPTA stock solution. After another 30 min stirring, the reactionwas completed by HPLC and the mixture was diluted with water and AcCNand was purified by prep HPLC (95-60% water in AcCN) to giveN-[3-(4-{2-[3-(2-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]carbamoyl}ethyl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]ethyl}-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)propyl]-3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthene]-6-carboxamide(0.80 mg). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 1071.2.

Example 1.55 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 48)

Scheme 37 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound

Step 1

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(300 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1.00 equiv), CHCl₃ (6.00 mL), EtOH (2.00 mL), TEA(316 mg, 3.13 mmol, 3.00 equiv), and2-[4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde (536 mg, 1.25mmol, 1.20 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature. NaBH₃CN (196 mg, 3.13 mmol, 3.00 equiv) was added. Theresulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at room temperature, and thenquenched by the addition of 10 mL of water. The resulting solution wasextracted with 3×10 mL of dichloromethane and the organic layers werecombined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated.This resulted in 300 mg (41.0%) ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(4-phenyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine as a light yellow oil. [M+1]⁺m/z: 700.3

Step 2

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[4-phenyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(300 mg, 0.42 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and HCl (gas) in 1,4-dioxane (5.00 mL).The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature,concentrated. The resulting solution was diluted with 5 mL of ACN. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions(Prep-HPLC-006): Column, XBridge Prep ¹⁸C OBD Column, 19*150 mm 5 um;mobile phase, Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (30% PhaseB up to 40% in 7 min); Detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 35.0 mg(17.8%) ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amineas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.35 (dt, J=4.6, 1.5 Hz,1H), 7.87 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.63 (m, 3H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 2H),7.33-7.25 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.11 (m, 2H), 6.92 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (dd,J=5.4, 1.8 Hz, 2H), 3.14 (s, 4H), 2.99 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.82 (t, J=7.0Hz, 2H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 458.1

Example 1.56 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 49)

Scheme 38 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed phenylglyoxal (2 g, 13.145mmol, 1.00 equiv), MeOH (20.00 mL), 2,2-dimethoxyacetaldehyde (3.15 g,30.234 mmol, 2.30 equiv), and NH₄OAc (3.95 g, 51.266 mmol, 3.90 equiv).The resulting solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. 2N HCl(20 mL) was added and stirred at 70° C. in an oil bath. The reactionprogress was monitored by LCMS. The reaction mixture was cooled with awater/ice bath. The solids were collected by filtration. The solid wasdried in an oven under reduced pressure. This resulted in 1.5 g (66.27%)of 4-phenyl-1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde as a brown solid. LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z 173.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-phenyl-1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde (100.00 mg, 0.581 mmol, 1.00equiv), CHCl₃ (5.00 mL), EtOH (10.00 mL), and Int-1 (176.76 mg, 0.581mmol, 1.00 equiv). This was followed by the addition of NaBH₃CN (54.74mg, 0.871 mmol, 1.5 equiv), in portions at 0° C. The resulting solutionwas stirred for 3 hr at room temperature. The reaction progress wasmonitored by LCMS. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum.The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (Waters-2767): Column, X-bridge RP18, 5 um, 19*100 mm; mobilephase, 0.03% ammonia in water and CH₃CN (20% CH₃CN up to 30% in 5 min);Detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 92.8 mg (34.70%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas an off-white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.88 (s, 1H),8.34-8.30 (m, 3H), 7.75-7.66 (m, 3H), 7.51 (s, 1H), 7.41-7.29 (m, 3H),7.17-7.15 (m, 1H), 4.87 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.27-3.23 (m,2H), 3.02-3.0 (m, 2H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z 461.1

Example 1.57 Synthesis of1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethan-1-ol(Compound 50)

Scheme 39 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound

Step 1

1,2-Benzenediamine (2.00 g; 18.49 mmol; 1.00 eq.) and 2-oxobutanedioicacid (2.44 g; 18.49 mmol; 1.00 eq.) were suspended in methanol (20 ml).4 M HCl (4.6 ml) was added and a thick mixture formed. The mixture wasstirred in a heat block at 75° C. for 16 h. The reaction was evaporatedand taken up in ethyl acetate (100 ml) and sodium bicarbonate solution(50 ml). Some insoluble solids were filtered off, rinsed with ethylacetate, and retained as product. The phases were separated, and theaqueous phase was extracted with more ethyl acetate (50 ml). Thecombined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate, evaporated, andpurified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient).Purified fractions were combined with the previously retained solids togive an off-white solid of 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethenone (2.26 g,76%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=160.5. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.29 (s, 1H),7.69 (dd, J=7.6, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (ddd, J=8.4, 7.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H),7.31-7.22 (m, 2H), 2.40 (s, 3H).

Step 2

1-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanone (0.37 g; 2.33 mmol; 1.00 eq.) wasdissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (dry, 6 ml). This solution was addeddropwise to a mixture of sodium hydride (103 mg; 2.57 mmol; 1.10 eq.,60%) in THF (dry, 1 ml) and the reaction was stirred for 1 h. Thereaction was then cooled in an ice bath.[2-(Chloromethoxy)ethyl](trimethyl)silane (0.41 mL; 2.33 mmol; 1.00 eq.)was added slowly and the reaction was stirred to 25° C. After 2.5 h,more 2-(chloromethoxy)ethyl](trimethyl)silane (0.06 ml) was added andstirred for 15 h more. Water (20 ml), ethyl acetate (50 ml), andammonium chloride solution (10 ml) were added. The phases wereseparated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50ml). The combined organic phases were washed with sodium chloridesolution and dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation under highvacuum, the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethylacetate/hexanes gradient) to give a light yellow film of1-(1-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(0.15 g, 22%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=291.0.

Step 3

1-(1-{[2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(152.00 mg; 0.52 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THF (dry, 3 ml).Pyrrolidone hydrotribromide (286 mg; 0.58 mmol; 1.10 eq.) and2-pyrrolidinone (44 μL; 0.58 mmol; 1.10 eq.) were added, and thereaction was stirred in a heat block at 70° C. After 18 h, the mixturewas evaporated and purified by silica gel chromatography (ethylacetate/hexanes gradient) to give a white solid of2-bromo-1-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(125 mg, 64%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=369; 370.8.

Step 4

2-(2-Aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(103 mg; 0.34 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in methanol (dry, 2 ml), THF(dry, 2 ml) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (65 μL; 0.37 mmol; 1.10 eq.)and cooled in an ice bath.2-Bromo-1-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(125.00 mg; 0.34 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF (3 ml) was added. The solutionwas then stirred in a bath to 25° C. After 72 h, the reaction wasconcentrated and the crude residue was purified by reverse phasechromatography (Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-90% acetonitrile/0.1%aqueous formic acid gradient) to give a solid of2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-(1-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(57 mg, 28%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=593.3.

Step 5

2-{[2-(7-{[(3-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-(1-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one(57.50 mg; 0.10 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in DCM (2 ml).Trifluoroacetic acid (1.00 mL; 0.10 mol/L; 0.10 mmol; 1.03 eq.) wasadded slowly. The reaction was stirred in a heat block at 35° C.briefly, then evaporated under high vacuum after 45 m. The residue wasdissolved in methanol (1 ml), then sodium hydroxide solution (0.73 mL;2.00 mol/L; 1.46 mmol; 15.00 eq.) was added dropwise, and the reactionwas stirred for 2 h. Ammonium chloride solution (2 ml) and ethyl acetate(50 ml) were added and the phases were separated. The aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 ml) and the combined organic phaseswere dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation of solvent, theresidue of1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethan-1-onewas used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=462.9.

Step 6

1-(1H-1,3-Benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethan-1-one(45.00 mg; 0.10 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THE (2 ml) and methanol(2 ml) and cooled in an ice bath. Sodium borohydride (7.5 mg; 0.19 mmol;2.00 eq.) was added and the reaction was stirred at 25° C. After 1 h,more sodium borohydride (3 mg) was added and repeated once more after 1h. 1 M HCl (0.5 ml) was added after 40 m and the reaction was evaporatedto a residue. The residue was purified by reverse phase chromatography(Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-65% acetonitrile/0.1% aqueous formicacid gradient) to give a white solid of1-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)-2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethan-1-ol(13 mg, 28%). MS (ES+): (M+H)+=465.2. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.47(s, 1H), 8.42-8.28 (m, 3H), 7.71 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H),7.42-7.35 (m, 1H), 6.83-6.73 (m, 2H), 6.72-6.67 (m, 1H), 6.67-6.59 (m,1H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 4.92 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 4.09 (s, 1H), 3.52-3.35 (m,4H), 3.20-3.06 (m, 2H).

Example 1.58 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 51)

Scheme 40 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed acetamidinehydrochloride (10.3 g, 109.90 mmol, 5.0 equiv) and CH₃OH (100 mL). Thiswas followed by the addition of NaOH (4.4 g, 109.90 mmol, 5.0 equiv) at0° C. The mixture was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. The mixturewas then filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuum, theresidue was dissolved in CH₃CN (60 mL), followed by a solution of K₂CO₃(6.1 g, 43.96 mmol, 2.0 equiv) in H₂O (30 mL), which was added at roomtemperature. After that, a solution of 2-bromo-1-cyclopropylethanone(3.56 g, 21.98 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in CH₃CN (10 mL) was added and stirredfor 12 h at the same temperature. The solution was filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated in vacuum. 1.73 g crude (65%) of4-cyclopropyl-2-methyl-3H-imidazole was obtained as a yellow oil andused in the next step without further purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺m/z: 123.

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed5-cyclopropyl-2-methyl-1H-imidazole (1.73 g, 14.16 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM(17 mL), and TEA (2.87 g, 28.32 mmol, 2.0 equiv). This was followed bythe addition of Trt-Cl (4.15 g, 14.89 mmol, 1.05 equiv) at 0° C. Thereaction solution was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. The reactionwas quenched by the addition of water (20 mL), and extracted with 2×20mL of dichloromethane. The combined organic phase was dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel columnwith ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (6/1). 2.1 g (41%) of5-cyclopropyl-2-methyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazole was obtained as a whitesolid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 365.

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed5-cyclopropyl-2-methyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazole (2.0 g, 5.49 mmol, 1.0equiv), THF (60 mL). After insertion of N₂, the mixture was cooled to−78° C. This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexane)(6.60 mL, 16.46 mmol, 3.0 equiv) dropwise and then the solution wasstirred for 1 h at the same temperature. To this, HCOOEt (2.03 g, 27.44mmol, 5.0 equiv) was added at −78° C. and stirred for an additional 30min. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of saturated NH₄Clin H₂O (20 mL) and extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate. The combinedorganic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 985 mg (46%) of2-(5-cyclopropyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde was obtained asa yellow oil and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 393.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(5-cyclopropyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde (985 mg, 2.51mmol, 1.2 equiv),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(636 mg, 2.09 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CHCl₃ (21 mL), EtOH (7 mL), and AcOH(251 mg, 4.18 mmol, 2.0 eq). The mixture was stirred overnight at roomtemperature. To this was added NaBH₃CN (395 mg, 6.28 mmol, 3.0 equiv).After the addition, the reaction was stirred for 1 h. The reaction wasquenched with H₂O (20 mL), the pH value was adjusted to 8 with NaHCO₃solid, and then extracted with DCM (30 mL*2). The combined organic phasewas dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column with dichloromethane/methanol (9/1). 80 mg (6%) of2-(2-((2-(5-cyclopropyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 681.

Into an 8-mL vial, was placed2-(2-((2-(5-cyclopropyl-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(80 mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HCl (g) (2 M in EA) (2 mL). Thereaction solution was stirred for 12 h at 50° C. After cooling to roomtemperature, the pH value was adjusted to 8 with NH₄OH, and then thesolution was extracted with DCM (20 mL*2). The combined organic phasewas concentrated in vacuum, the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC withthe following conditions (2# SHIMADZU (HPLC-01)): Column, Kinetex EVOC18 Column, 21.2*150, 5 um, mobile phase, Water (0.05% NH₄OH) and CH₃CN(25% Phase B up to 45% within 10 min), Detector, UV 254 nm. 13.7 mg(26%) of2-(2-((2-(5-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a white solid. ¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 8.36-8.33(m, 3H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.71-7.68 (m, 1H), 7.42-7.37 (m,1H), 6.57 (s, 1H), 4.89 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.24 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.04(t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.89 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.71 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H),1.73-1.66 (m, 1H), 0.71-0.67 (m, 2H), 0.55-0.50 (m, 2H). LCMS: (ES,m/z): [M+H]⁺: 439.

Example 1.59 Synthesis of2-(2-{[(2R)-2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 52)

Compound 52 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 53,replacing Methyl (S)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate with Methyl(R)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.40-8.27(m, 3H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.64-7.54 (m, 2H),7.43-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.31 (dt, J=6.1, 3.6 Hz, 2H), 4.85 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 2H),3.67-3.46 (m, 8H), 1.47 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 3H). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=463.1.

Example 1.60 Synthesis of2-(2-{[(2S)-2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 53)

Scheme 41 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Methyl (S)-3-amino-2-methylpropanoate, TFA salt (272.70 mg; 1.18 mmol;1.40 eq.) was dissolved in DMF (dry, 2 ml). Sodium iodide (31.58 mg;0.21 mmol; 0.25 eq.) and3-chloro-N-(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)propanamide(290.00 mg; 0.84 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml) andpotassium carbonate (0.17 g; 1.26 mmol; 1.50 eq.) were added. Thereaction was stirred in a heat block at 80° C. for 60 h. Ethyl acetate(100 ml) and sodium bicarbonate solution (40 ml) were added, the phaseswere separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate(2×50 ml). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate,evaporated to a residue, and purified by reverse phase chromatography(Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-65% acetonitrile/0.1% aqueous formicacid gradient) to give methyl(S)-3-((3-((4-chloro-6-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)pyrimidin-5-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(77 mg, 21%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=425.3.

Step 2

Methyl(S)-3-((3-((4-chloro-6-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)pyrimidin-5-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(170.00 mg; 0.41 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in DCM (5 ml).N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.06 mL; 0.32 mmol; 1.75 eq.) anddi-tert-butyl dicarbonate (60 mg; 0.27 mmol; 1.50 eq.) in DCM (0.5 ml)were added. The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 6 h. Water (10 ml),sodium bicarbonate solution (5 ml), and ethyl acetate (50 ml) were addedto the mixtures. The phases were separated, and the aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml). The combined organic phases werewashed with sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate.After evaporation, the crude residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give methyl(S)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(3-((4-chloro-6-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)pyrimidin-5-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(92 mg, 96%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=525.2.

Step 3

Methyl(S)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(3-((4-chloro-6-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)pyrimidin-5-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(91.00 mg; 0.17 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (dry, 2ml). 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide(87.64 mg; 0.22 mmol; 1.25 eq.) (Lawesson reagent) was added and thereaction was stirred in a heat block at 95° C. After 2 h, more Lawessonreagent (28 mg) was added and the reaction was heated for 1 h more. Thesolvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give methyl(S)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate.MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=505.2.

Step 4

Methyl(S)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(88.00 mg; 0.17 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THF (2 ml) and methanol(0.5 ml). Lithium hydroxide (anhydrous) (21 mg; 0.87 mmol; 5.00 eq.)dissolved in water (1 ml) was added dropwise. After 8 h, the reactionwas diluted with more THF (1 ml) and methanol (0.5 ml). More lithiumhydroxide (10 mg in 0.5 ml of water) was added and the reaction wasstirred for 1 h. 6 M HCl was added until a pH of 3 was reached. Solventswere evaporated, and the residue was twice evaporated from toluene (10ml) and dried under vacuum to leave a crude residue of(S)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoic acid,which was used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=491.1.

Step 5

(S)-3-((Tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoicacid (85.50 mg; 0.17 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in DMF (2 ml).1,2-benzenediamine (25.5 mg; 0.24 mmol; 1.35 eq.),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (41 μL; 0.24 mmol; 1.35 eq.) and then1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 89.5 mg; 0.24 mmol; 1.35 eq.) wereadded. After 14 h, another portion of N,N-diisopropylethylamine (20 μL)and 1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 45 mg) were added, and the reactionwas stirred for 2 h more. Ethyl acetate (70 ml) and sodium bicarbonatesolution (20 ml) were added, the phases were separated, and the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (40 ml). The combined organicphases were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (methanol/dichloromethanegradient) to give a yellow film of tert-butyl(S)-(3-((2-aminophenyl)amino)-2-methyl-3-oxopropyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(68 mg, 67%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=581.2.

Step 6

Tert-butyl(S)-(3-((2-aminophenyl)amino)-2-methyl-3-oxopropyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(68.00 mg; 0.12 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in acetic acid (1.5 ml)and stirred in a heat block at 80° C. After 1 h, the reaction wasconcentrated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (50 ml) andwashed with sodium bicarbonate solution (5 ml). The phases wereseparated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×20ml). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate andevaporated to give tert-butyl(S)-(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)propyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate,which was used directly in the next step. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=563.

Step 7

Tert-butyl(S)-(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)propyl)(2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(67.00 mg; 0.12 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in dichloromethane (2 ml)and cooled in an ice bath. Trifluoroacetic acid (0.60 mL; 0.20 mol/L;0.12 mmol; 1.01 eq.) (1 ml) was added slowly and the reaction wasstirred at 25° C. After 1 h, the solvent was evaporated and then theresidue was co-evaporated twice with toluene. The residue was purifiedby reverse phase chromatography (Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-50%acetonitrile/0.1% aqueous formic acid gradient) to give2-(2-{[(2S)-2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(formate salt, 39 mg, 64%) as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 8.38-8.28 (m, 3H), 7.70 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.63-7.54 (m,2H), 7.44-7.36 (m, 1H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 2H), 4.91-4.79 (m, 2H), 3.65-3.47(m, 8H), 1.47 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=463.2.

Example 1.61 Synthesis of3-({[2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}methyl)phenol(Compound 54)

Scheme 42 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

To a solution of Int-2 (100.00 mg; 0.35 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in MeOH (1.5 mL)was added 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (42.51 mg; 0.35 mmol; 1.00 eq.). Afterstirring for 20 min, sodium cyanoborohydride (21.87 mg; 0.35 mmol; 1.00eq.) was added to the mixture. The mixture was further stirred for 15 h,then concentrated and purified by preparative HPLC to give3-({[2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}methyl)phenol.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.24 (s, 1H), 8.33 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H),8.17 (d, J=3.1 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3,1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dt, J=8.5, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 7.06(t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 6.75-6.67 (m, 2H), 6.59 (ddd,J=8.1, 2.5, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (dd, J=5.7, 1.7 Hz, 2H), 4.00 (s, 1H),3.65 (s, 2H), 3.07 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.96 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H). LCMS: (ES,m/z): [M+H]⁺: 394.2.

Example 1.62 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 55)

Scheme 43 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

To a mixture of 4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (5.0 g, 37.88mmol, 1.0 eq), K₂CO₃ (12.6 g, 90.91 mmol, 2.4 eq) in CH₃CN (200 mL),bromine (6.7 g, 41.80 mmol, 1.1 eq) was added at room temperature. Afteraddition, the mixture was heated to 60° C. and stirred for 4 h. Thereaction was cooled to room temperature, and then concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was diluted with H₂O (100 mL), and thenextracted with EA (50 mL*2). The combined organic phase was dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica column, withdichloromethane/methanol (10/1). 1.5 g (23%)2-bromo-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole was obtained as a brown solid. LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 175.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2-bromo-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole (1.5 g, 8.57 mmol, 1.0 equiv), dioxane(30 mL), tributyl(ethenyl)stannane (5.43 g, 17.12 mmol, 2.0 equiv), andPd(dppf)Cl₂—CH₂Cl₂ (313 mg, 0.38 mmol, 0.04 equiv). The mixture wasstirred overnight at 110° C. The reaction was cooled to room temperatureand concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified bysilica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol (30/1). 340 mg (33%) of2-ethenyl-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole was obtained as a brown oil. LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 123.

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed 2-ethenyl-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole (340mg, 2.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(847 mg, 2.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NH₄OAc (215 mg, 2.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv),CH₃CN (15 mL). The mixture was stirred for 12 h at 80° C. The reactionwas cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure.The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: (2#SHIMADZU (HPLC-01)): Column, Kinetex EVO C18 Column, 21.2*150, 5 um,mobile phase, H₂O (0.05% NH₄OH)/CH₃CN, (20% Phase B up to 50% within 10min), Detector, uv 254 nm. 15.9 mg (1.3%) of2-(2-[[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as off-white solid. H-NMR-PH-GBT-QX-FP-12-0: (300 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 8.52 (s, 1H), 8.41 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.47-7.41 (m, 2H),7.32-7.28 (m, 1H), 4.96 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 3.38-3.22 (m, 4H), 3.06 (t,J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.95 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H), 2.02 (s, 6H). LCMS: (ES, m/z):[M+H]⁺: 427.

Example 1.63 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 56)

Scheme 44 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 2,4-dimethyl-3H-imidazole(5.0 g, 52.01 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (50 mL), and Et₃N (10.53 g, 104.02mmol, 2.0 equiv). This was followed by the addition of TrtCl (15.22 g,54.61 mmol, 1.05 equiv) at 0° C. The reaction solution was stirred for12 h at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with 30 ml of H₂O.The organic phase was separated out and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄.This was then filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:1). 11 g (62%) of2,5-dimethyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole was obtained as a white solid.LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 339.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2,5-dimethyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole (600 mg, 1.78 mmol, 1.0 equiv)and THF (25 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi (2.5 M inhexane) (2.14 mL, 5.34 mmol, 3.0 equiv) at −78° C. and stirred for 1 h.HCOOEt (659 mg, 8.90 mmol, 5.0 equiv) was added at the same temperature.After addition, the reaction solution was stirred for 15 min. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of NH₄Cl (aq) (20 mL), andextracted with 3×20 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase wasdried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. This was then filtered, and the filtratewas concentrated under reduced pressure. 546 mg (84%) crude of2-[5-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde was obtainedas a yellow oil and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 367.

Step 3

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminehydrochloride (358 mg, 1.25 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CHCl₃ (6 mL), EtOH (2 mL),and TEA (378 mg, 3.74 mmol, 3.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 10min at room temperature. To this was added2-[5-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde (548 mg, 1.50mmol, 1.2 equiv), one drop of AcOH. Following this, the reactionsolution was left to stir overnight at room temperature. This wasfollowed by the addition of NaBH₃CN (294 mg, 3.74 mmol, 3.0 equiv).Afterward, the reaction mixture stirred for 2 h at room temperature. Thereaction was diluted with H₂O (10 mL), the pH value was adjusted withNa₂CO₃ solid, and then extracted with DCM (20 mL*2). The combinedorganic phase was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. This was then filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residuewas purified by silica column with DCM/MeOH (20:1). 300 mg (38%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[5-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amineas a yellow oil was obtained and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 288.

Step 4

Into a 20-mL vial, was placedN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-([2-[5-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(300 mg, 0.47 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and HCl (g) (2 M in EA) (4 mL). Themixture was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. After concentrated under reducedpressure, the crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions: (2# SHIMADZU (HPLC-01)): Column, Welch XB-C18, 21.2*250 mm,5 um, mobile phase, H₂O (0.05% NH₄OH) and CH₃CN (20% Phase B up to 45%within 10 min); Detector, UV 254 nm. 26.2 mg (14%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(4-methyl-3H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as light yellow solid. ¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 8.37(d, J=4.5 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.36(m, 1H), 7.21 (br, 1H), 6.93 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 6.50 (s, 1H), 6.10 (br,1H), 4.84 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 2H), 3.07-3.00 (m, 4H), 2.81 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H),2.66 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.03 (s, 3H). LCMS (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 396.2.

Example 1.64 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 57)

Compound 57 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 56,replacing 2,4-dimethyl-3H-imidazole with2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazole. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ8.36 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.66 (m, 1H),7.59 (d, J=3 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.36 (m, 1H), 7.20 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 6.92(d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.85 (dd, J=5.6, 1.8 Hz, 2H), 3.12-2.98 (m, 4H), 2.88(t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.76 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺:450.2.

Example 1.65 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino)}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 58)

Step 1

To a suspension of sodium hydride (0.52 g; 13.01 mmol; 2.50 eq.) in DMSO(1 mL) was added chloro(methoxymethyl)triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphane (4.46 g;13.01 mmol; 2.50 eq.). After stirring for 20 min,1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde (0.50 g; 5.20 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was added tothe reaction and the mixture was further stirred at room temperature for6 h. The mixture was diluted with Sat. NaHCO₃ and extracted with EtOAc(3×). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine, dried, andconcentrated to give the crude product, which was purified by silicacolumn chromatography (DCM/MeOH/NH₃=90:9:1) to give2-[2-methoxyehtenyl]-1H-imidazole.

Step 2

To a solution of 2-[2-methoxyehtenyl]-1H-imidazole (140.00 mg; 1.13mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF (2 mL) was added conc HCl (6N, 2 mL). The mixturewas heated at 65° C. for 7 h. the mixture was then cooled andconcentrated, and lyophilized to give the crude product, which was useddirectly in the next step.

Step 3

To a solution of 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde (15.00 mg; 0.05 mmol;1.00 eq.) in MeOH (0.5 mL) was added Int-2 (11.48 mg; 0.08 mmol; 1.50eq.). After stirring for 20 min, sodium cyanoborohydride (6.56 mg; 0.10mmol; 2.00 eq.) was added and the reaction was stirred for 15 h. To thereaction mixture was added excess BOc₂O. After 1 h of stirring, themixture was subjected to purification by HPLC to give the Boc-protectedfinal product, which was treated with TFA and purified by HPLC to giveN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.32 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.97-7.91 (m, 1H),7.75 (s, 1H), 7.61 (s, 2H), 7.42 (s, 1H), 4.96 (s, 2H), 3.44 (d, J=27.0Hz, 8H), 1.24-1.10 (m, 1H), 1.00 (s, 7H). LCMS (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 382.0.

Example 1.66 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-ol(Compound 59)

Scheme 45 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 1000-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-chloro-5-nitropyridin-2-ol (30.00 g, 171.88 mmol, 1.00 equiv), toluene(300.00 mL), Ag₂CO₃ (23.70 g, 85.94 mmol, 0.50 equiv), and benzylbromide (30.87 g, 180.47 mmol, 1.05 equiv). The resulting solution wasstirred for 18 hr at 60° C., cooled down, and filtered. The resultingmixture was concentrated. This resulted in 29 g (63.7%) of2-(benzyloxy)-4-chloro-5-nitropyridine as a light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺m/z: 265.0

Step 2

Into a 1000-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(benzyloxy)-4-chloro-5-nitropyridine (29.00 g, 109.57 mmol, 1.00equiv), DMF (300.00 mL), and AcONa (13.48 g, 164.35 mmol, 1.50 equiv).The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hr at 110° C., cooled down, anddiluted with 500 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution was extracted with2×300 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers were combined. Theresulting mixture was washed with ×200 mL of brine and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. This resulted in 27 g (100%)of 2-(benzyloxy)-5-nitropyridin-4-ol as a light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺m/z: 247.1

Step 3

Into a 1000-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(benzyloxy)-5-nitropyridin-4-ol (28.00 g, 113.71 mmol, 1.00 equiv),EtOH (300.00 mL), H₂O (60.00 mL), NH₄Cl (48.66 g, 909.74 mmol, 8.00equiv), and Fe (25.40 g, 454.87 mmol, 4.00 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred for 3 hr at 70° C., cooled down, and filtered. Theresulting mixture was concentrated. The residue was applied onto asilica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol (10/1). This resulted in6.0 g (24.4%) of 5-amino-2-(benzyloxy)pyridin-4-ol as a yellow solid.[M+1]⁺ m/z: 217.1

Step 4

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed5-amino-2-(benzyloxy)pyridin-4-ol (6.00 g, 27.74 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMF,3-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanoic acid (7.43 g, 33.29 mmol, 1.20equiv), TEA (8.42 g, 83.24 mmol, 3.00 equiv), and TBTU (17.82 g, 55.49mmol, 2.00 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature, and then diluted with 200 mL of H₂O. The resulting solutionwas extracted with 2×100 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers werecombined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10/1). This resulted in 8.1 g (69.2%) ofbenzyl(3-((6-(benzyloxy)-4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)carbamate asa light yellow oil. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 422.2

Step 5

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed perchloroethane (11.24 g, 48.04 mmol,2.50 equiv), DCM (100 mL). PPh₃ (15.12 g, 57.65 mmol, 3.00 equiv) andTEA (15.56 g, 153.75 mmol, 8.00 equiv) were added at 0° C. The resultingsolution was stirred for 10 min at 0° C. Benzyl(3-((6-(benzyloxy)-4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)carbamate (8.10 g, 19.219mmol, 1.00 equiv) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for 1.5hr at room temperature, and then diluted with 100 mL of DCM. Theresulting mixture was washed with 2×100 mL of brine and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was applied ontoa silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/2). Thisresulted in 1.3 g (16.7%) of benzyl(2-(6-(benzyloxy)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate as a lightyellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 404.2

Step 6

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed benzyl(2-(6-(benzyloxy)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate (1.30 g,3.22 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (15.00 mL). This was followed by theaddition of urea hydrogen peroxide (605 mg, 6.44 mmol, 2.00 equiv) at 0°C. The resulting solution was stirred for 30 min at 0° C. To this wasadded TFAA (676 mg, 3.22 mmol, 1.00 equiv) at 0° C. The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature, and then dilutedwith 80 mL of DCM. The resulting mixture was washed with 2×100 mL ofNa₂SO₃ (10%). The mixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (10/1). This resulted in 550 mg (40.6%) of6-(benzyloxy)-2-(2-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridine 5-oxide as a white solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 420.1.

Step 7

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed6-(benzyloxy)-2-(2-(((benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridine5-oxide (550 mg, 1.31 mmol, 1.00 equiv), THF (6.00 mL),1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (198 mg, 1.57 mmol, 1.20 equiv),DIEA (1.69 g, 13.11 mmol, 10 equiv), and PyBrOP (916 mg, 1.96 mmol, 1.50equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at roomtemperature, and diluted with 20 mL of H₂O. The resulting solution wasextracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers werecombined. The resulting mixture was washed with 2×20 mL of brine. Themixture was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. Theresidue was applied onto a silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1/1). This resulted in 540 mg (78.0%) of benzyl(2-(6-(benzyloxy)-4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamateas a light yellow oil. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 528.2.

Step 8

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed benzyl(2-(6-(benzyloxy)-4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(540 mg, 1.02 mmol, 1.00 equiv), and TFA (8.00 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at 50° C., cooled down, and concentrated.The resulting solution was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O. The resultingsolution was extracted with 3×20 mL of dichloromethane and the organiclayers combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated. The residue was applied onto a silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10/1). This resulted in 230 mg (74.0%) of2-(2-aminoethyl)-4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-olas light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 304.1.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-ol(230 mg, 0.75 mmol, 1.00 equiv), CHCl₃ (3.00 mL), EtOH (1.00 mL),2-[1-(triphenylmethyl)-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde (366 mg, 0.91mmol, 1.20 equiv), AcOH (5 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.10 equiv). The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at room temperature. NaBH₃CN (142 mg,2.27 mmol, 3.00 equiv) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for2 hr at room temperature, and then quenched by the addition of 10 mL ofNH₄Cl (10%). The resulting solution was extracted with 2×20 mL ofdichloromethane and the organic layers were combined and dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. This resulted in 350 mg(66.9%) of4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)-2-(2-((2-(1-trityl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-olas light yellow solid. [M+1]⁺ m/z: 690.3

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)-2-(2-((2-(1-trityl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-ol(350 mg, 0.50 mmol, 1.00 equiv), HCl (g) in EA (5.00 mL). The resultingsolution was stirred for 16 hr at 30° C., concentrated, and diluted with5 mL of ACN. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions: Column, Atlantis HILIC OBD Column, 19*150 mm*5 um;mobile phase, Water (10 MMOL/L NH₄HCO₃+0.10% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (5% PhaseB up to 50% in 12 min); Detector, uv. This resulted in 69.1 mg (30.4%)of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-6-olas light yellow solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39 (d, J=4.7 Hz,1H), 7.71 (dd, J=10.3, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.48-7.37 (m, 3H), 7.09 (dd, J=6.0,3.2 Hz, 2H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 5.89 (s, 1H), 4.86 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 2H),3.03-2.89 (m, 8H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 448.2.

Example 1.67 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 61)

Scheme 46 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 20-mL microwave tube, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(1.0 g, 3.48 mmol, 1.0 equiv), ethyl methacrylate (5 mL), DBU (5.3 g,34.80 mmol, 10.0 equiv), and DMA (5 mL). The mixture was irradiated at100° C. with stirring for 1 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, and then concentrated under vacuum to remove the solvent.The residue was extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate, the organiclayers combined, and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. This wasthen filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure,the crude product was purified by silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (20:1). The reaction was repeated three times,scaled up to 3.0 g starting material, and 1.44 g (34%) of3-((2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoatewas obtained as a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 402.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed ethyl3-((2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(1.44 g, 3.59 mmol, 1.0 equiv), (Boc)₂O (1.17 g, 5.38 mmol, 1.5 equiv),TEA (1.09 g, 10.76 mmol, 3.0 equiv), and DCM (30 mL). The mixture wasstirred for 2 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched withwater (20 mL), and then extracted with 3×30 mL of dichloromethane. Thecombined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. 1.6 g (88%) ofethyl3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoatewas obtained as an off-white solid and used in the next step directlywithout further purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 502.

Step 3

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed ethyl3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoate(1.90 g, 3.79 mmol, 1.0 equiv), LiOH (0.36 g, 15.03 mmol, 4.0 equiv),H₂O (5 mL), and THF (20 mL). The reaction solution was stirred for 12 hat room temperature. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 5 withcitric acid solid, and then extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. 1.1 g (61%) of3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoicacid was obtained as a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 474.

Step 4

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-methylpropanoicacid (1.10 g, 2.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv), o-phenylenediamine (0.38 g, 3.51mmol, 1.5 equiv), DIEA (0.60 g, 4.65 mmol, 2.0 equiv), and DCM (30 mL).To the mixture, HATU (1.32 g, 3.49 mmol, 1.5 equiv) was added at 0° C.After addition, the reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at roomtemperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of water (20mL), and then extracted with 3×30 mL of dichloromethane. The combinedorganic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified bysilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (2:3). 1.04 g (79%)of tert-butyl(3-((2-aminophenyl)amino)-2-methyl-3-oxopropyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamatewas obtained as a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 564.

Step 5

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl(3-((2-aminophenyl)amino)-2-methyl-3-oxopropyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(950 mg, 1.69 mmol, 1.0 equiv), HOAc (405 mg, 6.74 mmol, 4.0 equiv), andDCE (15 mL). The reaction solution was stirred for 16 h at 60° C. Thereaction mixture was cooled and concentrated under vacuum to remove thesolvent. 670 mg (73%) of tert-butyl(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)propyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamatewas obtained as a brown solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 546.

Step 6

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butyl(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)propyl)(2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)carbamate(670 mg, 1.23 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HCl (g) (2 M in EA) (6 mL). Themixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The reaction solutionwas diluted with ice-water (10 mL), the pH value of the solution wasadjusted to 7 with NaHCO₃ solid, and extracted with 3×20 mL of ethylacetate. The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions:(Prep-C18, XBridge column, 19*150 mm, gradient elution of 5% to 30%CH₃CN in water within 12 min, both solvents contained 0.1% FA). 35.9 mg(6.6%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)propyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as an off-white solid. ¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.09(br, 1H), 8.35 (dt, J=4.5, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H),7.72-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.43-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.18-7.06 (m, 3H), 6.89 (d, J=5.7Hz, 1H), 4.84 (d, J=4.5 Hz, 2H), 3.18-2.96 (m, 6H), 2.82 (dd, J=11.6,6.5 Hz, 1H), 2.10 (br, 1H), 1.31 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H). LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺m/z: 446.

Example 1.68 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)propyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 62)

Scheme 47 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminetrihydrochloride (1.16 g, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CH₂Cl₂ (30 mL),4-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide (921 mg, 3.0mmol, 1.0 equiv), TEA (1.21 g, 12.0 mmol, 4.0 eq), and AcOH (540 mg, 9.0mmol, 3.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at room temperature,followed by the addition of NaBH(OAc)₃ (1.91 g, 9.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv),which was added in one portion at 0° C. The reaction solution wasstirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with 10mL of H₂O, extracted with 2*20 mL of dichloromethane, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica column, withMeOH/DCM from 0% to 5%, 400 mg (23%) of5-benzyl-2-(2-((2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a light yellow solid.

Step 2

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed a mixture of5-benzyl-2-(2-((2-(4-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide(400 mg, 0.69 mmol, 1.0 eq), HCl (2N)(4 mL), and THF (4 mL). The mixturewas stirred for 2 h at 50° C. This was then concentrated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the residue was dissolved in MeOH (5mL), and then subjected to reverse phase preparative (Prep-HPLC-006):Column, XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 5 um, 19*150 mm; mobile phase,Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (16% Phase B up to 34% in7 min) to provide the title compound as a yellow solid. (61.0 mg, 19%).¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.35 (br, 1H), 8.36 (d, 1H, J=4.5 Hz), 7.87(d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 7.72-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.28-7.16 (m,6H), 6.92 (d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 6.54 (br, 1H), 4.84 (d, 2H, J=4.5 Hz), 3.73(s, 2H), 3.05-3.01 (m, 4H), 2.82 (t, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 2.66 (t, 2H, J=7.2Hz). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 472.

Example 1.69 Synthesis of2-[2-({2-[5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 63)

Scheme 48 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed cyclopropylacetic acid(10.0 g, 100 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (200 mL), N,O-dimethylhydroxylaminehydrochloride (11.7 g, 120 mmol, 1.2 equiv), DIEA (38.7 g, 300 mmol, 3.0equiv), and EDCI (38.3 g, 200 mmol, 2.0 equiv). The mixture was stirredovernight at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 100 mL of water, separated out the organic phase, washedwith 1×100 ml of Na₂CO₃(aq), 1×100 mL of brine, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered out the solid, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. 12 g (84%) of2-cyclopropyl-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide was obtained as a yellow solidand used to the next step directly without further purification.

Step 2

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-cyclopropyl-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide (12.0 g, 83.9 mmol, 1.0equiv), and THF (200 mL). This was followed by the addition of MeMgBr (3M in THF) (56.0 mL, 167.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at 0°C. The mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The reaction wasthen quenched by the addition of 100 mL of NH₄Cl(aq), extracted with2×100 mL of Et₂O, combined with the organic phase, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. 6.0 g (73%) of 1-cyclopropylpropan-2-one was obtainedas a yellow oil and used to the next step directly without furtherpurification.

Step 3

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 1-cyclopropylpropan-2-one(6.0 g, 61.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and MeOH (60 mL). Br₂ (7.82 g, 48.9 mmol,0.8 equiv) was added dropwise at 0° C. After addition, the mixture wasstirred for 3 h at 0° C. The reaction was then quenched by the additionof Na₂S₂O₃(aq)(20 mL), extracted with 2×100 mL of ethyl acetate,combined with the organic phase, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 7.9g (73%) of 1-bromo-3-cyclopropylpropan-2-one was obtained as a yellowoil and used in the next step directly without further purification.

Step 4

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed1-bromo-3-cyclopropylpropan-2-one (7.90 g, crude, 44.62 mmol, 1.0equiv), CH₃CN (150 mL), acetamidine hydrochloride (12.66 g, 133.87 mmol,3.0 equiv), and K₂CO₃ (30.84 g, 223.11 mmol, 5.0 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 12 h at 60° C. The reaction mixture was cooled, filtered,and the filtrate was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, C18-120 g, mobile phase, CH₃CN/H₂O(1% NH₄OH) from 5% to 80% within 12 min; Detector, 220 nm. 460 mg (7.6%)of 4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-2-methyl-3H-imidazole was obtained as acolorless oil.

Step 5

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-2-methyl-3H-imidazole (460.0 mg, 3.38 mmol, 1.0equiv), DCM (15 mL), TEA (1.03 g, 10.1 mmol, 3.0 equiv), and Trt-Cl(1.13 g, 4.05 mmol, 1.2 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 12 h at roomtemperature. The reaction solution was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O, theorganic phase was separated out, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residuewas purified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum etherfrom 10% to 60%. 630 mg (49%) of5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-2-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole was obtainedas a white solid.

Step 6

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-2-methyl-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazole (630 mg,1.66 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and THF (15 mL). This was followed by the additionof n-BuLi (2.0 mL, 21.23 mmol, 3.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78°C. After stirring for 1 h, to this was added HCOOEt (618 mg, 8.35 mmol,5.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. The reaction solution wasstirred for 0.5 h at −78° C. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of 20 mL of NH₄Cl(aq), extracted with 2×100 mL of ethylacetate, combined with the organic phase, washed with 1×100 ml of brine,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. 600 mg (89%) of2-[5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehydewas obtained as a yellow oil and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification.

Step 7

Into a 20-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminetrihydrochloride (585 mg, 1.47 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL), TEA (448mg, 4.43 mmol, 3.0 equiv),2-[5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]acetaldehyde(600 mg, 1.47 mmol, 1.0 equiv), HOAc (266 mg, 4.43 mmol, 3.0 equiv), andNaBH₃CN (186 mg, 2.95 mmol, 2.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 12 hat room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition ofwater (10 mL). The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 withNa₂CO₃ solid. The solution was extracted with 2×30 mL ofdichloromethane, combined the organic phase, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica column with MeOH/DCM from1% to 5%. 244 mg (24%) of2-[2-([2-[5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 8

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed a mixture of2-[2-([2-[5-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)imidazol-2-yl]ethyl]amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(244 mg, 0.36 mmol, 1.0 eq), HCl (2N)(4 mL), and THF (4 mL). The mixturewas stirred for 2 h at 50° C. The mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent, and the residue was dissolved in MeOH (5mL), subjected to reverse phase preparative (Prep-HPLC): Column, XBridgeShield RP18 OBD Column, 5 um, 19*150 mm; mobile phase, Water (10 mmol/LNH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (16% Phase B up to 34% in 7 min) toprovide the title compound as a yellow solid, 11.7 mg (7.5%). H NMR (300MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.39-8.36 (m, 1H), 7.91 (d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 7.65-7.53 (m,1H), 7.43-7.37 (m, 1H), 6.91 (d, 1H, J=5.7 Hz), 6.65 (s, 1H), 4.95 (d,2H, J=1.2 Hz), 3.18 (s, 4H), 3.03 (t, 2H, J=6.9 Hz), 2.89 (t, 2H, J=6.9Hz), 2.38 (d, 2H, J=6.9 Hz), 0.98-0.89 (m, 1H), 0.50-0.44 (m, 2H),0.15-0.10 (m, 2H). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 436.

Example 1.70 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-{[2-(4-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 64)

Scheme 49 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2,4-dimethyl-1H-imidazole (15.0 g, 156.03 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and CH₃CN(150 mL). This was followed by the addition of NBS (29.6 g, 166.31 mmol,1.05 equiv) at 0° C. The reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at roomtemperature. After concentrated to remove the solvent, the residue wasdiluted with 50 mL of H₂O and extracted with 3×50 mL of ethyl acetate.The organic phase was combined, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residuewas purified by silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol (8/1).15.87 g (58%) of 4-bromo-2,5-dimethyl-3H-imidazole was obtained as ayellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 175.

Step 2

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed4-bromo-2,5-dimethyl-3H-imidazole (15.87 g, 90.67 mmol, 1.0 equiv),phenyl boronic acid (13.28 g, 108.92 mmol, 1.2 equiv), K₂CO₃ (25.03 g,181.11 mmol, 2.0 equiv), dioxane (150 mL), H₂O (15 mL), and Pd(dppf)Cl₂(2.95 g, 4.04 mmol, 0.04 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 12 h at 90°C. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixture wasconcentrated to remove the solvent. The residue was purified by silicagel column with EA (100%). 2.67 g (17%) of2,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazole was obtained as a yellow solid. LCMS(ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 173.

Step 3

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed2,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazole (2.67 g, 15.50 mmol, 1.0 equiv) andDMF (30 mL). This was followed by the addition of NaH (60% in mineraloil) (931 mg, 23.25 mmol, 1.5 equiv) at 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. Tothis was added dimethylsulphamoyl-chloride (2.68 g, 18.66 mmol, 1.2equiv) at 0° C. The reaction solution was allowed to stir for anadditional 2 h at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched bythe addition of H₂O (30 mL), extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate,washed with 3×20 ml of brine, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, andthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1/5).900 mg (21%) of N,N,2,5-tetramethyl-4-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamide wasobtained as a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 280.

Step 4

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placedN,N,2,5-tetramethyl-4-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (900 mg, 3.22 mmol,1.0 equiv) and THF (10 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi(2.5 M in hexane) (0.91 mL, 14.21 mmol, 3.0 equiv) at −78° C., and thenthe reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at −78° C. To this, HCOOEt(1.19 g, 16.11 mmol, 5.0 equiv) was added and stirred for 30 min. Thereaction was then quenched by the addition of NH₄Cl (aq) (10 mL) andextracted with EA (30 mL*2). The combined organic phase was dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. 800 mg (81%) of crudeN,N,5-trimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)-4-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamide wasobtained as a yellow oil and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 308.

Step 5

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN,N,5-trimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)-4-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (800 mg,2.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(794 mg, 2.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv), AcOH (313 mg, 5.22 mmol, 2.0 equiv), andDCM (10 mL). The mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at room temperature.Following this, NaBH(OAc)₃ (1.66 g, 7.83 mmol, 3.0 equiv) was added. Thereaction was left to stir for 12 h at room temperature. The reaction wasquenched with NaHCO₃(aq) (50 mL) and then extracted with 3×10 mL ofdichloromethane. The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (10/1). 400 mg (26%) of2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4-trimethyl-5-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 596.

Step 6

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4-trimethyl-5-phenylimidazole-1-sulfonamide(400 mg, 0.67 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (10 mL), and HCl (2M) (10 mL). Themixture was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. After being cooled to roomtemperature, the reaction solution was concentrated to remove thesolvent. The pH value of the residue was adjusted to 8 with NH₃—H₂O. Thecrude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions:Column, XBridge Prep C18 OBD Column, 19 cm, 150 mm, 5 um, mobile phase,Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and CH₃CN (33% Phase B up to 45%within 7 min), Detector, UV 254 nm. 50.6 mg (15%) ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-(2-[[2-(4-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a white solid. ¹HNMR: (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.61 (br,1H), 8.35-8.31 (m, 3H), 7.74-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.54 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),7.42-7.32 (m, 3H), 7.19-7.14 (m, 1H), 4.88 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.23 (t,J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 3.02 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.93 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (t,J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 489.

Example 1.71 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 65)

Scheme 50 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 25-mL microwave tube, was placed2-bromo-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one hydrobromide (1.0 g, 32.61 mmol, 1.0equiv) and HCONH₂ (6 mL). The mixture was irradiated for 50 min at 190°C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with 10mL MeOH, and purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions:C18-180 g column, CH₃CN/H₂O (0.05% NH₄OH), 80 mL/min, from 10% to 70%within 12 min. 1.0 g (4 batches, 48%) of 2-(3H-imidazol-4-yl)pyridinewas obtained as a dark brown solid.

Step 2

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed 2-(3H-imidazol-4-yl)pyridine(1.0 g, 6.90 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DMF (15 mL). After being cooled to 0° C.,NaH (60% in mineral oil) (0.33 g, 8.28 mmol, 1.2 equiv) was added in oneportion carefully and stirred for 0.5 h, followed by SEMCl (1.27 g, 7.59mmol, 1.1 equiv), which was added dropwise. The mixture was allowed tostir for 2 h at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by theaddition of water/ice (20 mL), extracted with 2×50 mL of ethyl acetate,washed with brine (30 mL*3), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 1.5g (79%) of 2-(3-[[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl]imidazol-4-yl)pyridinewas obtained as a brown oil and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification.

Step 3

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine (1.5g, 5.45 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CCl₄ (30 mL), NBS (1.16 g, 6.54 mmol, 1.2equiv), and AIBN (90 mg, 0.55 mmol, 0.1 equiv). The mixture was stirredfor 12 h at 60° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and purified by flashcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 1.2 g (62%) of2-(2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine was obtained as a yellowsolid.

Step 4

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-(2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine(1.2 g, 3.40 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DMF/H₂O (8:1)(30 mL),2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (808 mg,4.08 mmol, 1.2 equiv), Na₂CO₃ (721 mg, 6.80 mmol, 2.0 equiv), andPd(dppf)Cl₂ (124 mg, 0.17 mmol, 0.05 equiv). The mixture was stirred for12 h at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature andpurified by flash column with (PE/EA=3:1). 800 mg (68%) of(E)-2-(2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridinewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 5

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed(E)-2-(2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine(800 mg, 2.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (10 mL), and HCl (6 N) (10 mL). Thereaction solution was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. After being cooled toroom temperature, the reaction solution was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, C18-120 g, mobile phase, CH₃CN/H₂O(0.05% FA), Detector, 254 nm. 400 mg (77%) of2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde hydrochloride wasobtained as a light yellow solid.

Step 6

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde hydrochloride (400 mg,1.79 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (15 mL), TEA (362 mg, 3.58 mmol, 2.0 equiv),and Trt-Cl (548 mg, 1.97 mmol, 1.1 equiv). The reaction solution wasstirred for 12 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with 10mL of H₂O, the organic phase was separated out, dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. 400 mg (52%) of2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde was obtainedas an off-white solid and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification.

Step 7

Into a 40-mL vial purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere ofnitrogen, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(283 mg, 0.93 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL),2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde (400 mg, 0.93mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HOAc (112 mg, 1.86 mmol, 2.0 equiv). After beingstirred 0.5 h at room temperature, NaBH(OAc)₃ (591 mg, 2.79 mmol, 3.0equiv) was added. The reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at roomtemperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 10 mL ofwater. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 with Na₂CO₃ (aq),extracted with DCM (30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, andthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by flash column with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1). 300 mg(45%) ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 8

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed a mixture ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(300 mg, 0.42 mmol, 1.0 eq), HCl (2N) (10 mL), and THE (10 mL). Themixture was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. The mixture was then concentratedunder reduced pressure to remove the solvent, the residue was dissolvedin MeOH (5 mL), and subjected to reverse phase preparative (Prep-HPLC):Column, XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 5 um, 19*150 mm; mobile phase,Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (16% Phase B up to 34% in7 min) to provide the title compound as an off-white solid, 58.8 mg(30%). H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.46 (d, 1H, J=4.8 Hz), 8.33 (d, 2H,J=4.8 Hz), 8.30 (s, 1H), 7.73-7.67 (m, 3H), 7.51 (s, 1H), 7.41-7.35 (m,1H), 7.16-7.11 (m, 1H), 4.87 (d, 2H, J=4.8 Hz), 3.27 (t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz),3.08 (t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz), 3.01 (t, 2H, J=6.9 Hz), 2.86 (t, 2H, J=6.9 Hz).LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 476.2.

Example 1.72 Synthesis ofN-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2-[2-({2-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 79)

Scheme 51 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed5-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazole (9.0 g, 32.61mmol, 1.0 equiv), pyridin-4-ylboronic acid (5.22 g, 42.39 mmol, 1.3equiv), dioxane/H₂O (8:1)(90 mL), Na₂CO₃ (6.91 g, 65.22 mmol, 2.0equiv), and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (1.19 g, 1.63 mmol, 0.05 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 6 h at 90° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature. The reaction solution was concentrated under reducedpressure to remove the solvent and extracted with 2×100 mL of ethylacetate. Following this, the organic phase was combined, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated.The residue was then purified by silica gel column withdichloromethane/methanol (20:1). 2.8 g (28%) of 4-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine was obtained as a brownsolid.

Step 2

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed4-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine (2.80g, 10.19 mmol, 1.0 equiv), CCl₄ (50 mL), NBS (2.18 g, 12.22 mmol, 1.2equiv), and AIBN (167 mg, 1.02 mmol, 0.1 equiv). The mixture was stirredfor 12 h at 60° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and purified bysilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 1.8 g (50%)of4-(2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridinewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 3

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed4-(2-bromo-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine(3.6 g, 10.20 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DMF/H₂O (8:1)(60 mL),2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.42 g,12.24 mmol, 1.2 equiv), Na₂CO₃ (2.16 g, 20.40 mmol, 2.0 equiv), andXphos-Pd G2 (400 mg, 0.51 mmol, 0.05 equiv). The mixture was stirred for12 h at 80° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature andpurified by silica gel column with (PE/EA=3:1). 600 mg (17%) of(E)-4-(2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridinewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 4

Into a 20-mL vial, was placed(E)-4-(2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)pyridine(600 mg, 1.74 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (10 mL), and HCl (6 N) (10 mL). Thereaction solution was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. After being cooled toroom temperature, the reaction solution was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with the followingconditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, C18-120 g, mobile phase, CH₃CN/H₂O(0.05% FA), Detector, 254 nm. 320 mg (82%) of2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde hydrochloride wasobtained as a light yellow solid.

Step 5

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde hydrochloride (320 mg,1.44 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (15 mL), TEA (291 mg, 2.88 mmol, 2.0 equiv),and Trt-Cl (440 mg, 1.58 mmol, 1.1 equiv). The reaction solution wasstirred for 12 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with 10mL of H₂O, the organic phase was separated out, dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. 400 mg (65%) of2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde was obtainedas an off-white solid and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification.

Step 6

Into a 40-mL vial purged and maintained with an inert atmosphere ofnitrogen, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(283 mg, 0.93 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL),2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetaldehyde (400 mg, 0.93mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HOAc (112 mg, 1.86 mmol, 2.0 equiv). After beingstirred for 0.5 h at room temperature, NaBH(OAc)₃ (591 mg, 2.79 mmol,3.0 equiv) was added. The reaction solution was then stirred for 12 h atroom temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 10mL of water. The pH value of the solution was adjusted to 8 withNa₂CO₃(aq), extracted with DCM (30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol(20:1). 340 mg (51%) ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as a yellow solid.

Step 7

Into a 40-mL vial, was placed a mixture ofN-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-2-(2-((2-(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(340 mg, 0.47 mmol, 1.0 eq), HCl (2N)(10 mL), and THF (10 mL). Themixture was stirred for 2 h at 50° C. The mixture was then concentratedunder reduced pressure to remove the solvent, the residue was dissolvedin MeOH (5 mL), and then subjected to reverse phase preparative(Prep-HPLC): Column, XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 5 um, 19*150 mm;mobile phase, Water (10 mmol/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1% NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (16% PhaseB up to 34% in 7 min) to provide the title compound as a yellow solid,71.2 mg (32%).

Example 1.73 Synthesis of2-[2-({2-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 66)

Compound 66 was synthesized in a similar fashion to that of Compound 79,replacing pyridin-4-ylboronic acid with 2-fluorophenyl)boronic acid. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39-8.33 (m, 2H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.96-7.90 (m,1H), 7.74-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.22-7.11 (m, 3H), 4.87 (d,2H, J=5.1 Hz), 3.41 (t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.28 (t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.20 (t,2H, J=7.2 Hz), 2.98 (t, 2H, J=7.2 Hz). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 493.2.

Example 1.74 Synthesis of2-[2-({2-[5-(3-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 67)

Compound 67 was synthesized in a similar fashion to that of Compound 79,replacing pyridin-4-ylboronic acid with 3-fluorophenyl)boronic acid. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.39-8.33 (m, 2H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.96-7.90 (m,1H), 7.74-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.22-7.11 (m, 3H), 4.87 (d,2H, J=5.1 Hz), 3.41 (t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.28 (t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.20 (t,2H, J=7.2 Hz), 2.98 (t, 2H, J=7.2 Hz). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 493.2.

Example 1.75 Synthesis of2-[2-({2-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 68)

Compound 68 was synthesized in a similar fashion to that of Compound 79,replacing pyridin-4-ylboronic acid with 4-fluorophenyl)boronic acid. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.75 (br, 1H), 8.35-8.29 (m, 3H), 7.74-7.67(m, 3H), 7.42-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.15-7.09 (m, 2H), 4.88 (d, 2H, J=4.5 Hz),3.23 (t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz), 3.02 (t, 2H, J=6.6 Hz), 2.94 (t, 2H, J=6.9 Hz),2.80 (t, 2H, J=6.9 Hz). LCMS (ESI) m/z, [M+H]⁺: 493.2.

Example 1.76 Synthesis of2-({6-[(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)methyl]piperidin-2-yl}methyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 71)

Scheme 52 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Pentanedial (3.00 mL; 8.25 mmol; 1.00 eq., 3 ml of a 50% water solution)was combined with DCM (10 ml). Sodium chloride (1.1 g) was added tosaturate the water and extract the aldehyde. The organic phase wasseparated and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solution was filteredand rinsed with additional DCM (10 ml), to which was added ethyl(triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate (6.04 g; 17.32 mmol; 2.10 eq.) inportions. After 1.5 h, the reaction was evaporated to a white solid andtaken up in methyl tert-butyl ether (25 ml). Insoluble solids werefiltered off and rinsed with more methyl tert-butyl ether. Afterevaporation, the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient) to give 1,9-diethyl(2E,7E)-nona-2,7-dienedioate (1.09 g, 55%) as a colorless liquid. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 6.93 (dt, J=15.7, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 5.83 (dt,J=15.6, 1.5 Hz, 2H), 4.23-4.16 (m, 4H), 2.27-2.20 (m, 4H), 1.69-1.60 (m,2H), 1.31-1.27 (m, 6H). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=241.0.

Step 2

1,9-Diethyl (2E,7E)-nona-2,7-dienedioate (960.00 mg; 4.00 mmol; 1.00eq.) was dissolved in ethanol (4 ml). 4-methoxyphenyl)methanamine (1.57mL; 12 mmol; 3.00 eq.) was added and the reaction was stirred in a heatblock at 70° C. for 6 h, and then at 60° C. for 15 h. The reaction wasthen evaporated and purified by silica gel chromatography (ethylacetate/hexanes gradient) to give ethyl2-[6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]piperidin-2-yl]acetate(0.79 g, 52%) as a colorless oil. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ7.26-7.17 (m, 2H), 6.85-6.78 (m, 2H), 4.12-4.02 (m, 4H), 3.79 (s, 3H),3.69-3.61 (m, 2H), 3.32-3.24 (m, 1H), 3.23-3.14 (m, 1H), 2.63-2.49 (m,2H), 2.38 (dd, J=14.5, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 2.18 (dd, J=14.8, 9.7 Hz, 1H),1.71-1.59 (m, 4H), 1.47-1.34 (m, 2H), 1.20 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 6H). MS (ES+):(M+H)⁺=378.0.

Step 3

Ethyl2-[6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]piperidin-2-yl]acetate(825 mg; 2.19 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in ethanol (20 ml).Hydrochloric acid (0.73 mL; 6.00 mol/L; 4.37 mmol; 2.00 eq.) andpalladium on carbon (698 mg; 0.66 mmol; 0.30 eq., suspended in ethanol(10 ml)) were added, and the vessel was charged with a ballooncontaining H₂ gas. After 4 h, the reaction was filtered through Celite,rinsed through with ethanol and methanol, and evaporated to give2,6-bis(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-1-ium chloride as a solid. MS(ES+): (M+H)⁺=258.

Step 4

2,6-Bis(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-1-ium chloride (0.65 g; 2.20 mmol;1.00 eq.) was dissolved in a mixture of THF (11 ml) and saturated sodiumbicarbonate soln. (11 ml). Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (0.96 g; 4.39 mmol;2.00 eq.) in THF (3 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred for 18 h.More di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (0.2 g) in THF (1 ml) was added threetimes over 20 h. After 6 h more, the reaction was partitioned into water(50 ml) and ethyl acetate (100 ml). The phases were separated, theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 ml), the combinedorganic phases were washed with sodium chloride solution (50 ml) anddried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation, the residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexanes gradient) to givetert-butyl 2,6-bis(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (0.62 g,79%) as a viscous oil. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 4.31-4.22 (m,2H), 4.13 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 4H), 2.74 (dd, J=15.0, 4.5 Hz, 2H), 2.50 (dd,J=15.0, 9.9 Hz, 2H), 1.86-1.66 (m, 6H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.29-1.22 (m, 6H).

Step 5

Tert-butyl 2,6-bis(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate (499 mg;1.40 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was mixed with an aqueous solution of potassiumphosphate (3 mM) and sodium chloride (10 mM), and adjusted to pH >7 with1 M HCl (70 ml). The mixture was stirred vigorously and Esterase fromporcine liver (108.5 mg, 18 units/mg) was added and stirred in a heatblock at 30° C. After 40 h, more esterase (60 mg) was added, and the pHwas adjusted by addition of potassium phosphate as needed. After another24 h, the mixture of di-acid, mono-acid and starting material wasacidified to pH 2 with 1 M HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate (200ml). The residue from evaporation was purified by reverse phasechromatography (Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-95% acetonitrile/0.1%aqueous formic acid gradient) to give2-{1-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-2-yl}aceticacid (113 mg, 24%). MS (ES+): (M+Na)⁺=352.2.

Step 6

2-{1-[(Tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-2-yl}aceticacid (119.00 mg; 0.36 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in DCM (3.5 ml) andcooled in an ice bath. Oxalyl chloride (0.06 mL; 0.72 mmol; 2.00 eq.)was added slowly, followed by addition of 1 drop of DMF. The reactionwas stirred at 25° C. for 2.5 h and then evaporated to dryness.6-chloro-4-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]pyrimidine-4,5-diamine (80.00mg; 0.32 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was added to the above residue dissolved inN,N-dimethylacetamide (1 ml). After 16 h, the reaction was taken up insodium bicarbonate solution (20 ml) and ethyl acetate (100 ml). Thephases were separated, the aqueous phase was extracted with ethylacetate (50 ml), and the combined organics phases were dried over sodiumsulfate. After evaporation of solvent, the residue was purified bysilica gel chromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to giveethyl2-(6-{[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]methyl}piperidin-2-yl)acetate(50 mg, 34%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=465.1.

Step 7

Ethyl2-(6-{[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]methyl}piperidin-2-yl)acetate(50.00 mg; 0.11 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in DCM (1 ml).N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.07 mL; 0.43 mmol; 4.00 eq.) and thendi-tert-butyl dicarbonate (35.21 mg; 0.16 mmol; 1.50 eq.) in 1 DCM (1ml) were added and the reaction was stirred for 15 h. MoreN,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.1 mL) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (50 mgin 1.5 ml of DCM) were added in portions over 8 h while the reaction wasstirred at 40° C. After 22 h, sodium bicarbonate solution (10 ml) andethyl acetate (50 ml) were added, and the phases were separated. Theaqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml) and the combinedorganic phases were dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation ofsolvent, the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give tert-butyl2-{[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]methyl}-6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate(25 mg, 41%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d,J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 7.54-7.46 (m, 1H), 7.37-7.28 (m, 1H), 7.10(s, 1H), 4.97-4.84 (m, 2H), 4.49-4.40 (m, 1H), 4.26-4.17 (m, 1H), 4.12(q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.99 (dd, J=14.0, 6.5 Hz, 1H), 2.86 (dd, J=15.5, 5.9Hz, 1H), 2.66-2.50 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.70 (m, 6H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.24 (t,J=7.1 Hz, 3H). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=565.2.

Step 8

Tert-butyl2-{[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]methyl}-6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate(25.00 mg; 0.04 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (1 ml).2,4-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide (21mg; 0.05 mmol; 1.15 eq.) (Lawesson reagent) was added and the reactionwas stirred in a heat block at 95° C. for 2 h. The reaction was cooledand more Lawesson reagent (7 mg) was added and heating continued for 1 hmore. The solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by silicagel chromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to givetert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(16 mg, 68%). MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=545.2.

Step 9

Tert-butyl2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(16.40 mg; 0.03 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in THF (1 ml) and methanol(0.3 ml). Lithium hydroxide (anhydrous) (3.6 mg; 0.15 mmol; 5.00 eq.)dissolved in water (0.5 ml) was added dropwise. After 2.5 h, thereaction was acidified carefully with 6 M HCl to pH 3 and evaporated todryness. The residue was co-evaporated from toluene two times and driedunder high vacuum. MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=517.

Step 10

2-{1-[(Tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidin-2-yl}aceticacid (16.00 mg; 0.03 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved inN,N-dimethylformamide (1 ml). 1,2-Benzenediamine (4.5 mg; 0.04 mmol;1.35 eq.), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (7.3 μL; 0.04 mmol; 1.35 eq.) and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 15.90 mg; 0.04 mmol; 1.35 eq.) wereadded and the reaction was stirred for 5 h. The reaction was then takenup in ethyl acetate (50 ml) and sodium bicarbonate solution (10 ml). Thephases were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethylacetate (20 ml). The combined organic phases were washed w/sodiumchloride solution (10 ml) and dried over sodium sulfate. Afterevaporation of solvent, the residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (methanol/dichloromethane gradient) to give tert-butyl2-{[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]methyl}-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate.MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=607.3.

Step 11

Tert-butyl2-{[(2-aminophenyl)carbamoyl]methyl}-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(18.00 mg; 0.03 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in acetic acid (1 ml) andstirred in a heat block at 80° C. After 1 h, solvent was evaporated, andthe residue was taken up in ethyl acetate (50 ml) and sodium bicarbonatesolution (10 ml). The phases were separated, the aqueous phase wasextracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml), and the combined organic phaseswere dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, leaving aresidue of tert-butyl2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-ylmethyl)-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate.MS (ES+): (M+H)⁺=589.3.

Step 12

Tert-butyl2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-ylmethyl)-6-[(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)methyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(18.00 mg; 0.03 mmol; 1.00 eq.) was dissolved in dichloromethane (1 ml).Trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 ml) was added slowly. After 1 h, solvent wasevaporated, the residue was co-evaporated from toluene and dried underhigh vacuum. The dried residue was purified by reverse phasechromatography (Waters XSelect CSH C18 column, 0-65% acetonitrile/0.1%aqueous formic acid gradient) to give2-({6-[(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)methyl]piperidin-2-yl}methyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(formate salt, 7.5 mg, 46%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 8.32 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.27-8.14 (m, 2H), 7.74-7.65 (m,1H), 7.43-7.34 (m, 1H), 7.30 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 7.03 (dd, J=6.0,3.2 Hz, 2H), 4.85 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.50-3.45 (m, 2H), 3.33-3.16 (m,2H), 2.94 (ddd, J=44.6, 14.6, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.74-1.55 (m, 4H), 1.43-1.28(m, 2H). MS (ES⁺): (M+H)⁺=489.1.

Example 1.77 Synthesis of2-[2-({2-[5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]ethyl}amino)ethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 72)

Scheme 53 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed 4-bromo-3H-imidazole (3.78 g, 25.72mmol, 1.0 equiv), 5-chlorothiophen-2-ylboronic acid (5.0 g, 30.79 mmol,1.2 equiv), Na₂CO₃ (5.45 g, 51.42 mmol, 2.0 equiv), dioxane (40 mL), H₂O(4 mL), and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (1.05 g, 1.44 mmol, 0.06 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 3 h at 90° C. After being cooled to room temperature, thereaction solution was concentrated in vacuo to remove the solvent. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column with DCM/MeOH (10:1). 2.1 g(44%) of 5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazole was obtained as a yellowsolid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 185.

Step 2

Into a 100-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazole (2.0 g, 10.83 mmol, 1.0 equiv),DMF (20 mL). This was followed by the addition of NaH (60% in mineraloil) (1.08 g, 27.04 mmol, 2.5 equiv) at 0° C. The reaction was thenstirred for 0.5 h. To this, dimethylsulphamoyl chloride (1.87 g, 13.02mmol, 1.2 equiv) was added. After addition, the mixture was stirred for2 h at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched by the additionof water (20 mL), and extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic phase was washed with brine (30 mL*3), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 2.0 g (63%) of5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide wasobtained as a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 292.

Step 3

Into a 50-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide (2.0g, 6.86 mmol, 1.0 equiv), tetrahydrofuran (20 mL). This was followed bythe addition of n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexane) (3.3 mL, 8.25 mmol, 1.2 equiv)at −78° C. The reaction solution was stirred for 30 min at −78° C. Tothis, CBr₄ (2.50 g, 7.54 mmol, 1.1 equiv) was added at −78° C., andstirred for 0.5 h at the same temperature, and then for 2 h at roomtemperature. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of NH₄Cl(aq) (30 mL) and extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate. The combinedorganic phase was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silicagel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4). 1.6 g (63%) of2-bromo-5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamideas a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 370.

Step 4

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-bromo-5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide(1.60 g, 4.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv),2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (1.28 g,6.46 mmol, 1.5 equiv), Na₂CO₃ (912 mg, 8.61 mmol, 2.0 equiv), DMF (16mL), H₂O (4 mL), and Pd(PPh₃)₄ (497 mg, 0.43 mmol, 0.1 equiv). Themixture was stirred for 12 h at 80° C. After being cooled to roomtemperature, the reaction was then diluted with water (20 mL), andextracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase waswashed with 2×20 ml of brine, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, andthe filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified bysilica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 600 mg (38%)of(E)-5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 362.

Step 5

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed(E)-5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-2-(2-ethoxyvinyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide(600 mg, 1.66 mmol, 1.0 equiv), tetrahydrofuran (10 mL), HCl (2 M) (10mL). The reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. Thereaction was diluted with H₂O (20 mL), the pH value was adjusted to 7with NaHCO₃ solid, and then extracted with 3×30 mL of dichloromethane.The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. 165 mg (30%) of5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a yellow oil and used in the next step directly withoutfurther purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 334.

Step 6

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide(165 mg, 0.49 mmol, 1.0 equiv),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(150 mg, 0.49 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (15 mL), and AcOH (30 mg, 0.50 mmol,1.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature,followed by NaBH(OAc)₃ (315 mg, 1.49 mmol, 3.0 equiv), which was addedin one portion. The reaction solution was allowed to stir for anadditional 6 h at room temperature. The reaction was then quenched bythe addition of water (30 mL). The pH value was adjusted to 8 withNaHCO₃ solid, and extracted with 3×20 mL of dichloromethane. Thecombined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue waspurified by silica column with dichloromethane/methanol (1/30). 110 mg(36%) of5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-2-(2-((2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 622.

Step 7

Into a 7-mL vial, was placed5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-2-(2-((2-(7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide(200 mg, 0.32 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (2 mL), HCl (2 M) (2 mL). Thereaction solution was stirred for 1 h at 50° C. The resulting mixturewas concentrated to remove the solvent. The pH value of the residuesolution was adjusted to 7 with NH₄OH. The crude product was purified byPrep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, Atlantis HILIC OBDColumn, 19*150 mm*5 um; mobile phase, Water (0.05% NH₄OH) and CH₃CN (20%Phase B up to 60% within 12 min), Detector, UV 254 nm. 13.1 mg (8%) of2-(2-((2-(5-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-aminewas obtained as an off-white solid. ¹H-NMR: (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ11.86 (br, 1H), 8.33 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 3H), 7.73-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.37 (d,J=12.6 Hz, 2H), 6.99 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.88 (s, 2H), 3.22 (s, 2H), 3.00(s, 2H), 2.89 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 2.78 (t, J=8.4 Hz, 2H). LCMS: (ES,m/z): [M+H]⁺: 515.

Example 1.78 Synthesis ofN-{[2-(2-{[2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]methyl})-3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthene]-6-carboxamide(Compound 80)

Scheme 54 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 25-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placedtert-butyl,5-(aminomethyl)-2-[2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl]-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylate(40 mg, 0.059 mmol, 1.00 equiv), carboxyfluorescein (22 mg, 0.059 mmol,1 equiv), DMF (5.00 mL), HATU (26.9 mg, 0.07 mmol, 1.2 equiv), and DIEA(9.0 mg, 0.07 mmol, 1.2 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 3hr at room temperature. The crude product (80 mg) was purified byPrep-HPLC with the following conditions: mobile phase, ACN: H₂O (0.01%TFA); Detector. 35 mg product was obtained. This resulted in 35 mg(57.78%) of tert-butyl2-[2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl]-5-([3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxospiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthen]-6-ylformamido]methyl)-1,3-benzodiazole-1-carboxylateas a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 1036.

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed a mixture of tert-butyl2-[2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl]-5-([3(20.00 mg, 0.019 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DCM (15.00 mL), and TFA (2.00 mg,0.018 mmol, 0.91 equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 2 hoursat room temperature. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC withthe following conditions: Column, SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column 9*150 mm,5 um; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (41% Phase B up to 57% in 15min); Detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting mixture was concentrated. Thisresulted in 1.40 mg (8.68%) ofN-[[2-(2-[[2-(7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-5-yl]methyl]-3′,6′-dihydroxy-3-oxospiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthene]-6-carboxamideas an orange solid. LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 836.

Example 1.79 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 73)

Scheme 55 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed 4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazolehydrochloride (10.0 g, 75.42 mmol, 1.0 equiv), TEA (22.9 g, 226.26 mmol,3.0 equiv), dimethylsulphamoyl-chloride (13.0 g, 90.51 mmol, 1.2 equiv),and CH₃CN (100 mL). The mixture was stirred for 12 h at 50° C. in oilbath. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column withethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2). 8.0 g (52%) ofN,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide was obtained as yellow oil.LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 204.

Step 2

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placedN,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (8.0 g, 39.36 mmol, 1.0equiv) and THF (100 mL). This was followed by the addition of n-BuLi(31.5 mL, 78.72 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at −78° C. Themixture was then stirred for 0.5 h. To this, CBr₄ (14.4 g, 43.29 mmol,1.1 equiv) was added dropwise with stirring at the same temperature. Thereaction was left warm to room temperature and stirred for 2 h, quenchedby the addition of 50 mL of H₂O, and extracted with 3×100 mL of ethylacetate. The combined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column with ethylacetate/petroleum ether (1:3). 6.0 g (54%) of2-bromo-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide was obtained as ayellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 282.

Step 3

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-bromo-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (6.0 g, 21.27 mmol,1.0 equiv), DMF (100 mL), H₂O (40 mL),2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (6.3 g,31.89 mmol, 1.5 equiv), Na₂CO₃ (4.5 g, 42.46 mmol, 2.0 equiv), andPd(pph₃)₄ (2.46 g, 2.13 mmol, 0.1 equiv). The reaction solution wasstirred for 4 h at 80° C. After cooled to room temperature, the reactionwas diluted with H₂O (100 mL), and extracted with 3×200 mL of ethylacetate. The combined organic phase was washed with brine (100 mL*3),dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicacolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2). 3.0 g (52%) of2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide wasobtained as a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]+ m/z: 274.

Step 4

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide (3.0g, 10.96 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (30 mL), and HCl (c) (30 mL). The mixturewas stirred for 5 h at room temperature. The reaction solution wasdiluted with 40 mL of water and extracted with 3×100 mL of ethylacetate. The combined organic phase was washed with of NaHCO₃ (aq) (50mL*1), brine (50 mL*1), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 600 mg (22%)of N,N,4,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide as acolorless oil and used to the next step directly without furtherpurification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 246.

Step 5

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placedN,N,4,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide (600 mg, 2.44mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (60 mL),2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(742 mg, 2.45 mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HOAc (294 mg, 4.89 mmol, 2.0 equiv).After being stirred for 0.5 h, NaBH(OAc)₃ (1555 mg, 7.33 mmol, 3.0equiv) was added at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 12 hat room temperature. The reaction solution was diluted with 20 mL ofsaturated NaHCO₃ (aq), and then extracted with 3×100 mL ofdichloromethane. The combined organic phase was dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica column withdichloromethane/methanol (20:1). 300 mg (23%) of2-(2-[[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 533.

Step 6

Into a 40-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-[[2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide(532 mg, 1.0 equiv), THF (10 mL), and HCl (6 N) (10 mL). The mixture wasstirred for 2 h at 80° C. in an oil bath. The reaction was cooled toroom temperature. After being cooled to room temperature, the pH valueof the solution was adjusted to 8-9 with NH₄OH. The solution wasfiltered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuum, and then theresidue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: column,Ascentis Express C18, 50*3.0 mm, 2.7 um, Mobile Phase A: Water (0.05%TFA), Mobile Phase B: CH₃CN, Flow rate: 1.5 mL/min, Gradient: 5% to 100%within 10 min). 75.4 mg (17%) of2-(2-[[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a light yellow solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.08(br, 1H), 8.40-8.38 (m, 1H), 7.86 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74-7.68 (m, 1H),7.43-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.31-7.27 (m, 1H), 7.18 (d, J⁼5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.85 (d,J=4.5 Hz, 2H), 3.42-3.32 (m, 1H), 3.23 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.98 (t, J=6.6Hz, 2H), 2.83 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.63 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.96 (s, 6H).LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 426.2.

Example 1.80 Synthesis of2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amineand 2-[(1S)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compounds 74 and 75)

Scheme 56 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed isoserine (20.0 g, 190.31 mmol,1.0 equiv) and MeOH (300 mL). This was followed by the addition of SOCl₂(55.22 mL, 464.17 mmol, 4.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. Afteraddition, the mixture was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. Thereaction was concentrated under reduced pressure. 14 g (47%) of methyl3-amino-2-hydroxypropanoate hydrochloride was obtained as a white solidand used in the next step without further purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺m/z: 156.

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask purged and maintained with aninert atmosphere of nitrogen, was placed methyl3-amino-2-hydroxypropanoate hydrochloride (7.0 g, 44.99 mmol, 1.0equiv), DCM (200 mL), TEA (9.11 g, 89.99 mmol, 2.0 equiv), HOAc (8.11 g,134.98 mmol, 3.0 equiv), and benzaldehyde (11.46 g, 107.98 mmol, 2.4equiv). The mixture was cooled to 0° C. and stirred for 0.5 h, andNaBH(OAc)₃ (28.61 g, 134.98 mmol, 3.0 equiv) was added. The reaction wasleft to stir for 12 h at room temperature. The reaction was concentratedto remove the solvent, the residue was diluted with 100 mL of HCl (2 Min H₂O), and then extracted with 200 mL of EA. The pH of the aqueouslayer was adjusted to 8 with K₂CO₃ solid, extracted with 100 mL ofdichloromethane, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 10 g (74%) of methyl3-(dibenzylamino)-2-hydroxypropanoate was obtained as a white solid andused in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS (ES)[M+1]⁺ m/z: 300.

Step 3

Into a 500-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed methyl3-(dibenzylamino)-2-hydroxypropanoate (10.0 g, 33.40 mmol, 1.0 equiv)and THF (200 mL). This was followed by the addition of DAST (10.77 g,66.81 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dropwise with stirring at 0° C. in 0.5 h. Thereaction solution was stirred for 1 h at room temperature. The reactionwas then quenched by the addition of 100 mL of ice-water, the pH valueof the solution was adjusted to 8-9 with Na₂CO₃ solid, and extractedwith 3×200 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phase was driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2). 8 g (79%) of methyl3-(dibenzylamino)-2-fluoropropanoate was obtained as a light yellow oil.LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 302.

Step 4

Into a 500-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl3-(dibenzylamino)-2-fluoropropanoate (8.0 g, 26.55 mmol, 1.0 equiv),MeOH (100 mL), Boc₂O (8.69 g, 39.82 mmol, 1.5 equiv), and Pd/C (0.8 g,10% Wt). The flask was evacuated and flushed three times with nitrogen,followed by flushing with hydrogen. The mixture was stirred for 12 h atroom temperature under an atmosphere of hydrogen, filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 3.5 g (60%) of methyl3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-2-fluoropropanoate was obtained as acolorless oil and used in the next step directly without furtherpurification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 224.

Step 5

Into a 250-mL round-bottom flask, was placed methyl3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-2-fluoropropanoate (3.50 g, 15.82 mmol,1.0 equiv), THF (40 mL), H₂O (40 mL), and LiOH.H₂O (1.33 g, 31.64 mmol,2.0 equiv). The mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. Thereaction solution was extracted with 50 mL of ethyl acetate. The pHvalue of the aqueous layer was adjusted to 3-4 with 1M HCl, extractedwith 3×50 mL of dichloromethane, the organic layers combined, washedwith 1×100 ml of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. 2.5 g (76%) of3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-2-fluoropropanoic acid was obtained as awhite solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 208.

Step 6

Into a 250-mL 3-necked round-bottom flask, was placed3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-2-fluoropropanoic acid (2.50 g, 12.07mmol, 1.0 equiv), 3-aminopyridin-4-ol (1.59 g, 14.48 mmol, 1.2 equiv),DMF (30 mL), and DIEA (4.68 g, 36.20 mmol, 3.0 equiv). This was followedby the addition of HATU (6.88 g, 18.10 mmol, 1.5 equiv) in three batchesat 0° C. in 15 min. The mixture was stirred for 12 h at roomtemperature. The crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions: C18 column, CH₃CN/H₂O (0.05% NH₄OH) from 5% to 70%within 15 min, 70 mL/min, detector, 220 nm. 2 g (55%) of tert-butylN-[2-fluoro-2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamate wasobtained as a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 300.

Step 7

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed PPh₃ (5.26 g, 20.05 mmol,3.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL), C₂Cl₆ (3.95 g, 16.71 mmol, 2.5 equiv), and TEA(5.41 g, 53.46 mmol, 8.0 equiv). This was followed by the addition oftert-butylN-[2-fluoro-2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamate (2.0 g,6.68 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in four batches at room temperature in 10 min. Thereaction solution was stirred for 1 h at room temperature. The reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent,the residue was purified by silica gel column with EA/PE=1:1. 1.3 g(69%) of tert-butylN-(2-fluoro-2-[[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate wasobtained as a light yellow solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 282.

Step 8

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-(2-fluoro-2-[[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]ethyl)carbamate (1.30 g,4.62 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL), m-CPBA (1.60 g, 9.24 mmol, 2.0equiv). The reaction solution was stirred for 12 h at room temperature.The reaction was then quenched by the addition of 20 mL of NaHCO₃ (aq)and extracted with 3×50 mL of dichloromethane. The combined organicphase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1). 1 g(73%) of2-[2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-1-fluoroethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olatewas obtained as a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 298.

Step 9

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask purged and maintained with an inertatmosphere of nitrogen, was placed2-[2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-1-fluoroethyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-ium-5-olate(1.0 g, 3.36 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (0.55g, 4.37 mmol, 1.3 equiv), THF (20 mL), DIEA (2.61 g, 20.18 mmol, 6.0equiv), and PyBrOP (2.35 g, 5.05 mmol, 1.5 equiv). The mixture wasstirred for 4 h at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated undervacuum to remove the solvent, and the residue was purified by silica gelcolumn with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1). 510 mg (37%) oftert-butylN-[2-fluoro-2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamatewas obtained as a light yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 406.

Step 10

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed tert-butylN-[2-fluoro-2-(4-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(500 mg, 1.23 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and DCM (10 mL). This was followed by theaddition of HCl (g) (2 M in EA) (4 mL) dropwise with stirring at 0° C.The mixture was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. The reactionmixture was concentrated in vacuum, and 500 mg of2-(2-amino-1-fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminehydrochloride was obtained as a white solid and used in the next stepdirectly without further purification. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 342.

Into a 40-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-amino-1-fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminehydrochloride (500 mg, 1.46 mmol, 1.1 equiv),2-ethenyl-1H-1,3-benzodiazole (192 mg, 1.30 mmol, 1.0 equiv), TEA (808mg, 8.00 mmol, 6.0 equiv), and CH₃CN (20 mL). The reaction solution wasstirred for 5 h at 50° C. in an oil bath. The reaction was concentratedto remove the solvent, and the residue was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLCwith the following conditions: Column, Kinetex EVO C18, 50*3.0 mm, 2.6um, Mobile Phase A: Water/0.05% NH₃.H₂O, Mobile Phase B: CH₃CN; Flowrate: 1.2 mL/min, Gradient: 5% B to 100% B in 1.1 min, hold 0.7 min. 110mg (18%) of2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-1-fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a white solid. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 342.

2-(2-[[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]-1-fluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(110.00 mg) was purified by chiral-HPLC with the following conditions:column, CHIRALPAK IA-3, Phase A: n-Hexane (0.1% DEA), Mobile Phase B:Ethanol. 39.8 mg (36%) of2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 8.35(dt, J=1.5, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.65 (m, 1H),7.50-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.10 (dd, J=3.0, 6.3 Hz, 2H), 6.98 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H),5.99 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 0.5H), 5.83 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 0.5H), 4.86 (d, J=4.8 Hz,2H), 3.37-3.28 (m, 2H), 3.06 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.95 (t, J=6.6, 2H),2.40 (br, 1H). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 450.2. and 43.9 mg (39%) of2-[(1S)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminewas obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ 12.13(br, 1H), 8.35 (dt, J=1.5, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H),7.72-7.65 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.10 (dd, J=3.0, 6.3 Hz, 2H), 6.98(d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 5.99 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 0.5H), 5.83 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 0.5H),4.86 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.37-3.28 (m, 2H), 3.06 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.95(t, J=6.6, 2H), 2.40 (br, 1H). LCMS: (ES, m/z): [M+H]⁺: 450.2.

Example 1.81 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol(Compound 76)

Scheme 57 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

Into a 100-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloro-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(1.20 g, 3.54 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCM (20 mL),N,N,4,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-oxoethyl)imidazole-1-sulfonamide (869 mg, 3.54mmol, 1.0 equiv), and HOAc (425 mg, 7.08 mmol, 2.0 equiv). The mixturewas stirred for 0.5 h at room temperature, followed by the addition ofNaBH(OAc)₃ (2.25 g, 10.63 mmol, 3.0 equiv), which was added in oneportion. The reaction was stirred for 12 h at room temperature. Thereaction solution was diluted with 10 mL of H₂O and the pH value of thesolution was adjusted to 8 with K₂CO₃ (4 M in H₂O). Following this, thereaction solution was extracted with 3×50 mL of dichloromethane. Thecombined organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column with ethyl acetate/petroleumether (1:1). 1.1 g (55%) of2-(2-[[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamidewas obtained as a light yellow oil. LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺ m/z: 568.

Step 2

Into a 50-mL round-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-[[2-(5-chloro-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-N,N,4,5-tetramethylimidazole-1-sulfonamide(500 mg, 0.88 mmol, 1.0 equiv), THF (20 mL), and HCl (6 M) (20 mL). Thereaction solution was stirred for 12 h at 80° C. in an oil bath. Thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure to remove the solvent. The pH value of the residue wasadjusted to 8-9 with NH₄OH (30% in H₂O) and extracted with 3×100 mLsolvent of DCM:MeOH=10:1. The combined organic phase was concentrated invacuum and the crude product was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions (IntelFlash-1): Column, HPH C18, 50*3.0 mm, 2.6 um,Mobile Phase A: Water/0.05% NH₃.H₂O, Mobile Phase B: CH₃CN, Flow rate:1.2 mL/min, Gradient: 5% B to 100% B within 1.1 min, hold 0.7 min. 108.2mg (28%) of2-(2-[[2-(4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl)-7-[[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-olwas obtained as a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, ppm): δ8.39-8.37 (m, 1H), 8.21 (br, 1H), 7.75-7.69 (m, 1H), 7.44-7.38 (m, 1H),4.80 (s, 2H), 3.08 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.91 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.83 (d,J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.64 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.97 (s, 6H). LCMS: (ES, m/z):[M+H]⁺: 443.1.

Example 1.82 Synthesis of2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(Compound 77)

Scheme 58 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1

To a solution of dibenzyl-L-serine (5.00 g; 16.70 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF(35 mL) was added N-ethyl-N-(trifluoro-lambda˜4˜-sulfanyl)ethanamine(4.08 mL; 30.90 mmol; 1.85 eq.) in THF (5 mL) dropwise. After beingstirred at room temperature for 1 h, the mixture was poured onto icewater and EtOAc and Sat NaHCO₃ were added. The organic layer wasseparated, and the aqueous layer was further extracted with EtOAc.Following this, the organic layers were combined, dried andconcentrated, and the crude product was purified by columnchromatography (hexanes/EtOAc=3:1) to give methyl(2R)-3-(dibenzylamino)-2-fluoropropanoate (4.02 g, 80%).

Step 2

To a solution of methyl (2R)-3-(dibenzylamino)-2-fluoropropanoate (4.00g; 13.27 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in MeOH (30 mL) was added AcOH (1.25 mL)followed by Pd/C (0.75 g). The solution was charged with H₂ balloon (1atm) and stirred for 3 h. The HPLC check reaction was completed and themixture was diluted with AcCN. Pd/C was filtered off and the filtratewas concentrated to give methyl (2R)-3-amino-2-fluoropropanoate as ayellow oil, which was used directly for the next step of the reactionwithout purification.

Step 3

To a solution of methyl (2R)-3-amino-2-fluoropropanoate (0.80 g; 6.60mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (15 ml) was added Hunig's base (4.60 mL; 26.40mmol; 4.00 eq.) and benzyl chloroformate (1.41 mL; 9.90 mmol; 1.50 eq.)at 0° C. The mixture was stirred further at room temperature for 15 h,diluted with EtOAc, washed with Sat. NaHCO₃, brine, dried, andconcentrated to give the crude product, which was purified by columnchromatography (Hexanes/EtOAc=40:60) to give methyl(2R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoate (0.56 g, 33%).

Step 4

To a solution of methyl(2R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoate (560.00 mg; 2.19mmol; 1.00 eq.) in THF (2 mL) was added water (1 mL) and MeOH (1 mL),followed by lithiumol hydrate (184.14 mg; 4.39 mmol; 2.00 eq.). Themixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, concentrated, and wasdiluted with 1N HCl to pH=2. The precipitates were collected byfiltration and dried under vacuum to give(2R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoic acid (0.41 g,77%).

Step 5

To a solution of (2R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoicacid (397.49 mg; 1.65 mmol; 1.90 eq.) in DCM (8 mL) was added DMF (5drops), followed by oxalyl chloride (0.21 mL; 2.43 mmol; 2.80 eq.).After being stirred at room temperature for 3 h, the mixture wasconcentrated to give the crude acid chloride. The crude acid chloridewas dissolved in DMA (2 mL) and the solution was added to anothersolution of (2R)-3-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-2-fluoropropanoic acid(397.49 mg; 1.65 mmol; 1.90 eq.) in DMA (4 mL). The mixture was stirredfor 1 h and was subjected to an aqueous workup and extracted with EtOAc.The organic layers were combined, dried, and concentrated to give benzylN-[(2R)-2-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]-2-fluoroethyl]carbamate,which was used in the next step without purification (0.5 g, 120%).

Step 6

To a solution of benzylN-[(2R)-2-[(4-chloro-6-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}pyrimidin-5-yl)carbamoyl]-2-fluoroethyl]carbamate(413.00 mg; 0.87 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in Dioxane (10 mL) was added2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide(385.33 mg; 0.95 mmol; 1.10 eq.). The solution was degassed with N₂ andheated at 95° C. for 3 h. Following this, 200 mg more of Lawessonreagent was added and the mixture was further stirred for 30 min, cooledto room temperature, subjected to aqueous workup, and extracted withEtOAc. The organic layers were combined, dried and concentrated to givethe crude product, which was purified by column chromatography(Hexanes/EtOAc=50:50 to 0:100) to give benzylN-[(2R)-2-fluoro-2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(0.38 g, 78%).

Step 7

To a solution of benzylN-[(2R)-2-fluoro-2-(7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(308.00 mg; 0.67 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (5 mL) was added borontribromide (1.35 mL; 1.00 mol/L; 1.35 mmol; 2.00 eq.). The resultingslurry was stirred further for 2 h, and the mixture was concentrated,and the resulting slurry was washed with ether. The solid was filteredoff and subjected to Sat. NaHCO₃ and EtOAc, the organic layer wasseparated, and the aqueous layer was further extracted with EtOAc. Theorganic layers were combined, dried, and concentrated to give2-[(1R)-2-amino-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amineas a crude solid, which was used directly in the next step withoutpurification (0.216 g, 99%).

Step 8

To a solution of2-[(1R)-2-amino-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(216.00 mg; 0.67 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in AcCN (5 mL) was added triethylamine(0.28 mL; 2.01 mmol; 3.00 eq.), followed byN-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (128.78 mg; 0.67 mmol; 1.00 eq.). Thereaction mixture was heated at 55° C. for 15 h, cooled, and concentratedto give the crude product. To the crude product in AcOH (3 mL) was addediron (187.11 mg; 3.35 mmol; 5.00 eq.) and the mixture was heated at 80°C. for 1 h, cooled, and diluted with AcCN/water. The mixture wasfiltered, and the filtrate was concentrated and subjected to preparativeHPLC to give2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(33.7 mg, 10.8%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.32 (d, J=22.9 Hz,2H), 7.59 (ddd, J=9.7, 8.2, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (ddt, J=13.1, 8.5, 3.8 Hz,3H), 7.25-7.07 (m, 2H), 6.09 (d, J=6.2 Hz, 1H), 5.97 (s, 1H), 4.94 (s,2H), 3.60-3.39 (m, 3H), 3.31-3.19 (m, 2H), 3.22-3.10 (m, 2H). LCMS: (ES,m/z): [M+H]⁺: 467.0.

Example 1.83 Synthesis ofN-{[2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-yl]oxy}acetamide(Compound 29)

Compound 29 was synthesized according to scheme 24. Into a 50-mLround-bottom flask, was placed2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-chloro-N-((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-amine(650.00 mg, 1.34 mmol, 1.00 equiv), DMSO (10.00 mL), K₂CO₃ (1.30 g,9.421 mmol, 7.00 equiv), N-hydroxyacetamide (303 mg, 4.03 mmol, 3.00equiv). The resulting solution was stirred for 16 hr at 80° C., cooleddown and filtered. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with thefollowing conditions (Prep-HPLC-006): Column, XBridge Prep C¹⁸ OBDColumn, 19*150 mm 5 um; mobile phase, Water (10 MMOL/L NH₄HCO₃+0.1%NH₃.H₂O) and ACN (30% Phase B up to 40% in 7 min); Detector, UV. Thisresulted in 20.9 mg (3.0%) ofN-((2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)oxy)acetamideas a white solid and 101.3 mg (16.2%) of2-(2-((2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethyl)amino)ethyl)-7-(((3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl)amino)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-olas a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.25 (s, 1H), 11.31 (s,1H), 8.37 (dt, J=4.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.71 (ddd, J=10.0, 8.3,1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.52-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.19-7.04 (m, 2H), 6.64 (d, J=4.6 Hz,1H), 4.80 (d, J=5.3 Hz, 2H), 3.68 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.57 (t, J=7.4 Hz,2H), 3.16 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 3.03 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.59 (d, J=4.2 Hz,3H). [M+1]⁺ m/z: 522.2.

Example 1.83 Synthesis of2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1,1-difluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 81)

Scheme 59 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Step 1:

To a solution of 3-amino-4-pyridinol (268.94 mg; 2.44 mmol; 1.10 eq.)and 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-2,2-difluoropropanoic acid (500.00mg; 2.22 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DMF (5 mL) was added Hunig's base (0.77 mL;4.44 mmol; 2.00 eq.) and HATU (928.67 mg; 2.44 mmol; 1.10 eq.). Themixture was stirred further for 15 h. To the mixture was then added Sat.NaHCO₃ and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layers werecombined, washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated undervacuo to give tert-butylN-{2,2-difluoro-2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl}carbamate (650mg, 92.3% yield), which was used in the next step without purification.LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 318.4.

Step 2:

To a solution of tert-butylN-{2,2-difluoro-2-[(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)carbamoyl]ethyl}carbamate(650.00 mg; 2.05 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (20 mL) was added triethylamine(1.15 mL; 8.19 mmol; 4.00 eq.), 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloroethane (727.48 mg;3.07 mmol; 1.50 eq.) and polymer supported triphenylphosphine (805.98mg; 3.07 mmol; 1.50 eq.). The reaction was stirred under N₂ for 2 h. Themixture was diluted with AcCN, filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated to give a crude product, which was purified by columnchromatography (60% EtOAc in heptane) to give tert-butylN-(2,2-difluoro-2-{[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)carbamate (130mg, 21.2% yield). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 300.1.

Step 3:

To a solution of tert-butylN-(2,2-difluoro-2-{[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl}ethyl)carbamate(130.00 mg; 0.43 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (4 mL) was added3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (128.50 mg; 0.52 mmol; 1.20 eq.) and themixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The mixture was thendiluted with more DCM and washed with Sat. NaHCO₃ and brine, dried, andconcentrated to give the desired crude pyridine oxide. The crude productwas diluted with DMF (2 mL), and triethylamine (0.61 mL; 4.34 mmol;10.00 eq.), (3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (219.16 mg; 1.74 mmol;4.00 eq.) and bromo[tri(1-pyrrolidinyl)]phosphonium hexafluorophosphate(810.01 mg; 1.74 mmol; 4.00 eq.) were added. After being stirred at roomtemperature for 15 h, the mixture was diluted with Sat. NaHCO₃.Following this, the mixture was extracted with EtOAc, the organic layerswere combined, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated to give a crudeproduct, which was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexanes/EtOAc=1:1) to give tert-butylN-[2,2-difluoro-2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(66 mg, 35.9% yield). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 424.5.

Step 4

To a solution of tert-butylN-[2,2-difluoro-2-(4-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]carbamate(66.00 mg; 0.16 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in DCM (1 mL) was added 4N HCl indioxane (2 mL) and the mixture was stirred for 2 h at room temperature.The mixture was concentrated and diluted with 7N Ammonia in MeOH toneutralize the acid. The resulting mixture was concentrated, water andAcCN were added, and then the mixture was lyophilized to give2-(2-amino-1,1-difluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminebis HCl salt (65 mg, 105% yield), which was used in the next stepwithout further purification. LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 324.2.

Step 5

To a solution of2-(2-amino-1,1-difluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-aminebis HCl salt (63.4 mg; 0.16 mmol; 1.00 eq.) in AcCN (2 mL) was addedtriethylamine (0.07 mL; 0.48 mmol; 3.00 eq.) andN-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide (30.75 mg; 0.16 mmol; 1.00 eq.). Themixture was heated at 55° C. for 15 h and at 80° C. for an additional 24h. The mixture was cooled and concentrated to dryness; to this mixturewas added AcOH (2 mL) and iron (26.81 mg; 0.48 mmol; 3.00 eq.). Themixture was heated at 80° C. for 2 h. HPLC indicated reactioncompletion. The mixture was cooled and diluted with AcCN and water. Theinsoluble material was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated togive a crude product, which was purified by preparative HPLC to give2-(2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1,1-difluoroethyl)-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(10.1 mg, 13.5% yield). LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 468.2. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 8.39 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.65(ddd, J=9.8, 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dt, J=7.0, 3.5 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (dt,J=8.5, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=6.0, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 6.99 (d, J=5.9 Hz,1H), 4.96 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 2H), 3.65 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 2H), 3.21 (t, J=7.0 Hz,2H), 3.06 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H).

Example 1.84 Synthesis of2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-N-[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-4-amine(Compound 82)

Scheme 60 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

Compound 82 was synthesized in a similar manner to that of Compound 14.LCMS [M+1]⁺ m/z: 466.2. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.37 (d, J=4.8 Hz,2H), 7.91 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (t, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.48-7.36 (m, 4H),7.17 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14-7.11 (m, 2H), 6.08 (d, J=43.5 Hz, 1H), 4.87(d, J=5.1 Hz, 2H), 3.20-2.97 (m, 7H).

Example 1.85 Synthesis of2-[(1R)-2-{[2-(1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino}-1-fluoroethyl]-7-{[(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}-[1,3]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-5-ol(Compound 83)

Scheme 61 depicts a synthetic route for preparing an exemplary compound.

LCMS (ES) [M+1]⁺: 483.1. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, d⁶-DMSO) ppm: 8.37 (d, J=1.5Hz, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.72 (t, J=9.6 Hz, 2H), 7.47-7.38 (m, 3H),7.14-7.09 (m, 2H), 5.90 (d, J=42 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H),3.34-2.98 (m, 7H).

2. BIOLOGICAL EXAMPLES Example 2.1 Biological In-Vitro FerroportinInternalization Assay

The protocol for this assay is generally as described in WO2018/128828,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Functionalinternalization of ferroportin protein was measured using astably-transfected CHO cell line expressing the human ferroportin taggedto a luciferase reporter. Cells were plated for 24 h in the presence offerric ammonium citrate (FAC). Ferroportin protein expression wasinduced with doxycycline for 24 h. The next day, the compounds wereadded. Test compounds were dissolved in DMSO. Cells were incubated withthe test compounds for 6 h, and subsequently luciferase activity wasmeasured using the Nano-Glo Luciferase Assay System and Glomax (Promega,Madison, Wis.).

The average pEC₅₀ was determined for the test compounds. The data isprovided in Table 2 below.

TABLE 2 Compound No. from Table 1 pEC50 1 7.8 2 7.3 3 7.1 4 6.6 5 6.8 67.8 7 6.7 8 6.4 9 6.3 10 5.7 11 6.7 12 7.3 13 8 14 7.8 15 6.8 16 5.6 177.7 18 5.7 19 6.2 20 7.5 21 6.2 22 6.5 23 8.8 24 5.8 25 6.3 26 6.5 276.2 28 6.3 29 5.2 30 7.3 31 5.6 32 6.9 33 6.2 34 5.1 35 7.1 36 6.4 375.6 38 4.9 39 6.9 40 6.2 41 7.2 42 7.3 43 8.4 44 4.9 45 6.4 46 7.1 475.8 48 7 49 6.9 50 5.1 51 8.2 52 6.6 53 7.3 54 5.1 55 7.6 56 6.7 57 5.458 5.7 59 6.2 60 5.8 61 6.9 62 7.7 63 5.1 64 7 65 6.2 66 5 67 6.2 68 5.869 5.2 70 5.6 71 5.2 72 6.4 73 7.6 74 6.9 75 7.1 76 8.1 77 7.8 78 <5 79<5 80 <5 81 6.3 82 6.4 83 7.1

Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used(e.g., amounts, temperature, etc.) but some experimental errors anddeviations should be accounted for.

One skilled in the art will recognize many methods and materials similaror equivalent to those described herein, which could be used in thepracticing the subject matter described herein. The present disclosureis in no way limited to just the methods and materials described.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this subject matter belongs, and are consistent with:Singleton et al (1994) Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology,2nd Ed., J. Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.; and Janeway, C., Travers, P.,Walport, M., Shlomchik (2001) Immunobiology, 5th Ed., GarlandPublishing, New York.

Throughout this specification and the claims, the words “comprise,”“comprises,” and “comprising” are used in a non-exclusive sense, exceptwhere the context requires otherwise. It is understood that embodimentsdescribed herein include “consisting of” and/or “consisting essentiallyof” embodiments.

Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that eachintervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit, unlessthe context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lowerlimit of the range and any other stated or intervening value in thatstated range, is encompassed. The upper and lower limits of these smallranges which may independently be included in the smaller rangers isalso encompassed, subject to any specifically excluded limit in thestated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits,ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are alsoincluded.

Many modifications and other embodiments set forth herein will come tomind to one skilled in the art to which this subject matter pertainshaving the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoingdescriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to beunderstood that the subject matter is not to be limited to the specificembodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments areintended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a genericand descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

That which is claimed:
 1. A compound of Formula I:

wherein R¹ is phenyl or a 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the heteroarylcontains up to two ring heteroatoms, wherein the phenyl and heteroarylare optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents,each of which is independently selected from the group consisting ofC₁-C₆ alkyl, halogen, —OR^(1a), —NR^(1b)R^(1c), —N₃, and —CN; whereinR^(1a), R^(1b), and R^(1c) are each independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₆ alkyl; R² and R³ are eachindependently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or R² and R³ taken together withthe carbon to which they are attached form a C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; X¹ isCR¹⁰ and X² is N or CR¹⁰; wherein R¹⁰ is selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, halogen, —CN, C₁-C₃ alkyl, —OR¹⁵, and —NR¹⁶R¹⁷;wherein R¹⁵, R¹⁶, and R¹⁷ are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, optionally substituted C₃-C₇cycloalkyl, and —NR^(g)(CO)R^(h); wherein R^(g) and R^(h) areindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₃alkyl; X³ and X⁴ are each independently C; Y¹ is N or NR¹⁸; Y² is CJ¹;and Y³ is N, O, S, CR¹⁸, or NR¹⁸; wherein R¹⁸ is hydrogen or C₁-C₃alkyl; and J¹ is

wherein R²⁰ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁-C₆alkyl; m, n, and o are each independently 0 or 1, provided that the sumof m, n, and o is at least 1; p, q, and r are each independently 0 or 1,provided that the sum of p, q, and r is at least 1; each R^(J1a),R^(J1b), R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a), R^(J4b), R^(J5a),R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl,and a 4- to 6-membered heterocycle; or wherein two of R^(J1a), R^(J2a),R^(J3a), and R²⁰ or two of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), R^(J6a), and R²⁰ or on ofR^(J1a), R^(J2a), and R^(J3a), and one of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), and R^(J6a)take together with the atom to which they are attached form a C₃-C₆cycloalkyl or a 4- to 6-membered heterocycle; and R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 2. The compound of claim1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹⁵, R¹⁶, andR¹⁷ are each independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen and C₁-C₆ alkyl; Y¹ is N; each R^(J1a), R^(J1b), R^(J2a),R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a), R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a),and R^(J6b) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, fluorine, methyl, and hydroxy; or wherein two of R^(J1a),R^(J2a), R^(J3a), and R²⁰ or two of R^(J4a), R^(J5a), R^(J6a), and R²⁰taken together with the atom to which they are attached form a C₃-C₆cycloalkyl or a 4- to 6-membered heterocycle; and R⁴ is C₆-C₁₀ aryl or5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl isoptionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents, eachof which is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to7-membered heteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl,—C(O)O—C₁-C₆ alkyl, halogen, —OR^(4a), —CN, —C(O)NR^(4b)R^(4c), and—NR^(4b)(CO)R^(4c); wherein said phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroarylis optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents, each ofwhich is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen,halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, and C₁-C₆ alkyl; wherein R^(4a) is hydrogen; andR^(4b) and R^(4c) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and C₁-C₃ alkyl.
 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein thecompound is of Formula Ib:

wherein Y³ is NR¹⁸, O or S.
 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein Y³ is Sor O.
 5. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ic:


6. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Id:


7. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ie:


8. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula If:


9. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ig:

wherein Y¹ is NR¹⁸, O, or S.
 10. The compound of claim 1, wherein R¹ isan optionally substituted, 6-membered heteroaryl containing one or tworing heteroatoms.
 11. The compound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is optionallysubstituted pyridinyl.
 12. The compound of claim 1, wherein R² and R³are each hydrogen.
 13. The compound of claim 1, wherein X² is N.
 14. Thecompound of claim 13, wherein R¹⁰ is hydrogen.
 15. The compound of claim14, wherein R²⁰ is hydrogen.
 16. The compound of claim 1, wherein thesum of m, n, and o is 2, and the sum of p, q, and r is
 2. 17. Thecompound of claim 16, wherein n, o, p, and q, in each instance is
 1. 18.The compound of claim 1, wherein each of R^(J1a), R^(J1b), R^(J2a),R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a), R^(J4b), R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a),and R^(J6b), if present, is hydrogen.
 19. The compound of claim 1,wherein m is 1; R^(J1a) is fluorine; R^(J1b) is hydrogen or fluorine;and each of R^(J2a), R^(J2b), R^(J3a), R^(J3b), R^(J4a), R^(J4b),R^(J5a), R^(J5b), R^(J6a), and R^(J6b), if present, is hydrogen.
 20. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein R⁴ is a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl. 21.The compound of claim 1, wherein R⁴ is a 9-membered bicyclic heteroaryl.22. The compound of claim 1, wherein R⁴ is

wherein R^(4d) and R^(4e) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₃ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, 5- to 7-memberedheteroaryl, (C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl)-C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl,and benzyl, and wherein said phenyl or 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl isoptionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents, each ofwhich is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen,halo-C₁-C₃ alkyl, and C₁-C₆ alkyl.
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24. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according toclaim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient.